NIA sent a notice to Anees-ul-Islam, son of Mr. Geelani’s daughter asking him to appear at its Delhi office on July 9. Mr. Islam, who holds a Masters in Business Administration, is working as a researcher with the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention in Srinagar. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned the grandson of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for questioning in the 2017 terror financing case, a senior official said.
His appointment in 2016 during the tenure of chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had raised eyebrows, with National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah questioning the decision. Mr. Islam’s father, Altaf Shah alias ‘Fantoosh,’ was arrested last year in the terror funding case and has been in Tihar jail since.
