Kashmir unrest: Officers not in office, Naeem Geelani not questioned by NIA

NIA did not question Naeem Geelani on Tuesday, son of hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in connection with a probe into certain bank accounts in Kashmir allegedly used to fund the unrest in the Valley as the officers had left for Delhi. In response to the notice served by National Investigation Agency (NIA) to Naeem Geelani on Monday, he, along with his legal advisor, attended the office of the investigating agency at Shivpora, a spokesman of the Hurriyat said.

"However, the people (officers) concerned had already left for Delhi," he said. The spokesman said the office incharge called the authorities on phone to convey to them that Geelani's son had gone to the agency's office.

NIA is investigating some bank accounts in Kashmir to track the money allegedly used to fund the ongoing unrest in the Valley. The Kashmir Valley has been gripped by unrest following the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The violence has left 68 people, including two policemen, dead and several thousand injured.