NIA summons Geelani’s elder son for questioning

Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) As part of its probe intosuspected terror funds, the NIA has summoned Naeem Geelani,elder son of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani,for recording his statement in connection with a PreliminaryEnquiry registered by the probe agency. The National Investigation Agency(NIA) issued summons toGeelani for appearance at its Srinagar sub-office, officialsources said today. The case pertains to a PE registered by the NIA to probeflow of funds into various bank accounts from overseas whichin turn is allegedly being used for anti-national activitiesin the Valley. The hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference led byGeelani issued a statement terming the questioning of itsleaders as an act of "terrifying and maligning" the family ofits leader. "After harassing and questioning Mohammad Ashraf Sehraie,Peer Saifullah, Altaf Ahmad Shah and Ayaz Akbar during theirdetention, Geelani’s elder son Dr Naeem Geelani has beenissued a notice by the NIA to report to its interrogationcentre in Shivpora for questioning," it said in a statement inSrinagar. The amalgam termed it as a "childish" attempt by theCentre to curb "mass uprising" in the Valley. The statement claimed that NIA has been given the taskto drag these "fabricated cases" to Delhi to "pressurize theseparatist leadership". However, NIA said the allegations levelled against theprobe agency were totally baseless and that the agency wasprobing a legitimate case where funds were being received inthe state and diverted towards terrorism and anti-nationalactivities.PTI MIJ SKL GSNGSN