Funeral prayers of Mirwaiz's father-in-law at Jamia Masjid denied

NC and PDP condemn J&K Police for restrictions at the Srinagar mosque

- Mir Ehsan

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police denied permission to conduct funeral prayers of Dr Ghulam Sibtain Masood, the father-in-law of Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and brother of National Conference MLA Hasnain Masoodi, at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Thursday.

Dr Masood, 80, a former physician, passed away after a prolonged illness on Wednesday night and his family had planned the funeral prayers would be offered at Jamia Masjid in the Old City after the afternoon prayers and he would later be buried at his ancestral graveyard at Khrew, Pampore. However, police imposed restrictions around the mosque and the funeral was held at Wazir Mohammad Khan Bagat, Barzulla, on Thursday afternoon.