"Even Dead Not Spared": Mehbooba Mufti Amid Row Over Syed Geelani Funeral
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A case was filed against unnamed people under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code, taking cognisance of a video clip which showed Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body draped in a Pakistani flag.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today criticised the centre for the filing of a first information report over the draping of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body in a Pakistani flag and the alleged raising of "anti-national" slogans after his death. Having turned Kashmir into an open air prison, now even the dead aren't spared.A family isn't allowed to mourn & bid a final farewell as per their wishes. Booking Geelani sahab's family under UAPA shows GOI's deep rooted paranoia & ruthlessness.This is New India's Naya Kashmir. The Budgam Police registered the FIR against unnamed people under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code, taking cognisance of a video clip which showed Geelani's body draped in a Pakistani flag. However, as the police moved in to take over the body, the late separatist leader's aides removed the flag.
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