Geelani’s sons agreed to bury him in night, backtracked due to Pak.’s pressure: Police
The Hindu
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 92, was ex-Hurriyat chairman and was under a house arrest for around 10 years in Srinagar
The J&K police on Monday claimed that deceased Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s two sons first agreed to bury him in the night but later backtracked due to Pakistan’s pressure. In a series of tweets, a police spokesman said Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar along with a Superintendent of Police and Additional Superintendent of Police met both the sons of Geelani at their residence at 11 p.m. on September 1. “They condoled them and requested for burial in the night for the larger interest of the general public due to potential major law and order situations. Both agreed and asked to wait for two hours until relatives reach,” the spokesman said.
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