NIA unsatisfied, questions separatist leader Mirwaiz for 2nd day in terror funding case
The NIA on Monday questioned Farooq for nearly eight hours at its headquarters in Delhi after he appeared before the agency after avoiding two earlier summons.
The NIA on Monday questioned Farooq for nearly eight hours at its headquarters in Delhi after he appeared before the agency after avoiding two earlier summons.
The decision to appear before the NIA was taken by Mirwaiz on Sunday following an executive meeting of the Hurriyat group.
Markets, public transport, and other business establishments remained closed in Srinagar and other major cities and towns of the valley.
A spokesman for the Hurriyat said, "The phone call of Mehbooba Mufti condemning the Jamia incident which she is broadcasting in media for obvious reasons is quite ironical as it was during her tenure as Chief Minister that people were barred from offering prayers at the mosque most of the time."
For the third consecutive week, authorities did not allow Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in old Srinagar.
Seven civilians were killed in an explosion on Sunday following a gun fight in Kulgam.
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) called the valley-wide shutdown against the "continuing killings of civilians by the Indian security forces".
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