His son, Naseem, said Indian authorities buried Mr Geelani in a local cemetery without any family members present after police snatched his body from the home. It showed women wailing and screaming as police took the body and locked his family and relatives inside the room. The anti-terror law was amended in 2019 to allow the government to designate an individual as a terrorist. Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan, which administer parts of the region while claiming it entirely. For many in Kashmir and beyond, he was an enduring symbol of defiance against India.

Source: Irish Independent September 05, 2021 08:15 UTC