Guwahati: The late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s house in the Barzulla area of this city was seized by the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday, officials said.
They claimed the home was believed to have been purchased by Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) in the late 1990s and was registered in Geelani’s name. Geelani lived there until early 2000, when he shifted to the city’s Hyderpora area.
Geelani passed away last September.
According to the officials, the residence of the JeI’s “Ameer” (chief) was afterwards located on the site.
They added that the SIA also seized a second house for habitation in the area.
They claimed that the SIA’s action is a component of the seizure of other JeI-owned properties. The JeI is a prohibited organisation.
According to the officials, the SIA has identified up to 188 JeI premises around the UT that have either been notified or are in the process of being notified for further legal action.
According to them, these are the outcomes of the agency’s inquiry into case FIR number 17 of 2019 U/S 10, 11 and 13 of Police Station Batmaloo.
According to the officials, the action aims to choke off funding for separatist activities and demolish the ecology of anti-national elements and terror networks antagonistic to India’s sovereignty.