Ignou VC, wife still ‘missing’ on trip to attend wedding in kashmir
12 Sep 2014 10:28 PM GMT
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) vice chancellor Mohd Aslam is still missing and could not be contacted by the university officials till Thursday.
‘We haven’t been able to contact him yet. There is no connectivity,’ said IGNOU media coordinator.
According to senior university officials, the VC and his wife left for Kashmir to attend a marriage ceremony and were supposed to return by Sunday morning. ‘He was on a personal visit to attend the marriage reception. As per information available with the university, he was accompanied by his wife. He was scheduled to return on Sunday, 7 September, 2014. However, he didn’t reach Delhi.
There has been no communication from him so far. We are assuming that the communication networks at his location aren’t working. His mobile phone and that of one Prof Kadri, his host, are not reachable.’
‘His area was not directly affected by the floods and there are high chances that he is safe,’ said a senior official. According to another official in the VC’s office, Aslam was supposed to be in Hazratbal area. He was supposed to put up at Ward 12, Broadway Lane, Professor Colony.
‘We haven’t been able to contact him yet. There is no connectivity,’ said IGNOU media coordinator.
According to senior university officials, the VC and his wife left for Kashmir to attend a marriage ceremony and were supposed to return by Sunday morning. ‘He was on a personal visit to attend the marriage reception. As per information available with the university, he was accompanied by his wife. He was scheduled to return on Sunday, 7 September, 2014. However, he didn’t reach Delhi.
There has been no communication from him so far. We are assuming that the communication networks at his location aren’t working. His mobile phone and that of one Prof Kadri, his host, are not reachable.’
‘His area was not directly affected by the floods and there are high chances that he is safe,’ said a senior official. According to another official in the VC’s office, Aslam was supposed to be in Hazratbal area. He was supposed to put up at Ward 12, Broadway Lane, Professor Colony.
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