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J&K: FATHER OF ACCUSED DIES AFTER SETTING HIMSELF ABLAZE

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November 18, 2025

A 55-year-old man who set himself ablaze after police detained his son and brother in the ongoing probe into the “white-collar” terror module died of burn injuries at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital early on Monday, officials said.

- HT Correspondent

Bilal Ahmad Wani, a dry-fruit seller from Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, reportedly attempted self-immolation on Saturday shortly after Jammu & Kashmir Police picked up his son, Jasir Bilal Wani, alias Danish, and his brother, Naveed Wani, for questioning. The detentions came after the busting of the Faridabad-based terror module linked to the November 10 Re

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