NIA to question Hurriyat G Chairman Geelani’s grandson

by Abbas Adil

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned the grandson of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for questioning in the 2017 terror financing case, a senior official said.

The NIA sent a notice to Anees-ul-Islam, son of Mr. Geelani’s daughter on Tuesday, asking him to appear at its Delhi office on July 9. Mr. Islam, who holds a Masters in Business Administration, is working as a researcher with the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention in Srinagar. 

His appointment in 2016 during the tenure of chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had raised eyebrows, with National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah questioning the decision. Mr. Islam’s father, Altaf Shah alias ‘Fantoosh,’ was arrested last year in the terror funding case and has been in Tihar jail since.

Earlier, Mr. Geelani’s sons and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were also summoned by NIA.

The NIA had on February 26 carried out searches at premises of separatist leaders, including those of the Mirwaiz. , in connection with the case related to financing of terrorist and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir.






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