Srinagar: A son-in-law of jailed Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and a
top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Abdul Aziz Dar were freed on November 15 as part of
the process of releasing political prisoners set in motion by the People's
Democratic Party (PDP) led government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Geelani's younger son-in-law Altaf Shah, popularly known as 'fantoosh,' was released
on bail by a local court after remaining in detention under Public Safety Act (PSA)
for nearly seven months, Hurriyat sources said.
Shah, who was lodged in Kot Balwal Jail in Jammu, was shifted to Srinagar and
presented before a court which released him on bail.
The sources also said Dar, alias General Mousa, a self-styled district administrator
of Hizbul Mujahideen, reached his Saidakadal residence in downtown Srinagar on
November 15.
Dar, who was held in Punjab's Sangrur jail, was released after several years of
detention on November 14, they added.
Dar is the second Hizbul functionary to be released by the government, which has
also freed two Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) commanders earlier. In
nearly two weeks the state government has so far freed 11 detenues as part of its
drive to restore peace and initiate dialogue in the Valley.
PTI
