New Delhi: The body of terror mastermind Ghazi Baba, who was killed in an encounter with security forces in Srinagar on August 30, could be identified by the accused of the attack on Parliament House who were currently lodged in Delhi jails, Minister of State for Home I D Swami said.

"As terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad is denying it, we are considering getting his face screened by the accused in Parliament attack now lodged in Delhi jails," he told reporters.

He said Ghazi Baba was the main organiser of the December 13 attack.

Swami's statement came after Jaish denied in a statement in Srinagar that Ghazi Baba had been killed in the encounter.

PTI