Srinagar, Feb. 27 -- Authorities on Thursday sealed Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid, barring funeral prayers for Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi, father-in-law of Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and brother of National Conference leader Hasnain Masoodi.
Sibtain Masoodi, 80, a well-respected medical professional, who spent 28 years of his life in the United States, passed away in the late hours of the night on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. His funeral prayer was scheduled to be held at the historic Jamia Masjid.
"It is to inform that once again the authorities have sealed the gates of Jama Masjid Srinagar and cordoned its surroundings and informed that the namaz e Jinazah of Dr. Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi, father-in-law of Mirwaiz-e-Kashm...