Mother of slain Jamiat leader flays Geelani

SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The mother of slain Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith (JeH) leader Maulana Shoukat Shah today criticised hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for reportedly demanding release of her son�s alleged killers.Shah�s mother, Ameena, expressed astonishment over the press statements by some outfits including that of Geelani, �who are time and again issuing statements in favour of the killers� of her son.She cited Geelani�s statement published in newspapers of the State today, in which �Geelani Sahib has mixed the name of two killers � Javed Munshi alias Billa Papa and Nisar Khan � among the names of some prisoners and called for their early release�.Shah was killed in an explosion at Maisuma in August 2011 while he was entering a mosque for leading Friday prayers.Police had arrested several persons in connection with the murder, including Khan and Munshi. (PTI)