NIA questions Mirwaiz on 3rd day

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for the entire day on Wednesday.

“Mirwaiz was supposed to return home along with seniorHurriyat leaders

   

Abdul Gani Bhat and Bilal Lone. They all had booked theirtickets,” a Hurriyat leader said.

Wednesday was the third day of all-day questioning of theHurriyat chief who is also the Mirwaiz, chief preacher, of the Valley.

Mirwaiz left his Nigeen residence in Srinagar early Mondaymorning, along with two senior leaders of the amalgam, Bhat and Lone. Senioradvocate Nazir Ahmed Ronga also accompanied him.

On Monday, he was questioned for nearly nine hours and wasasked to present himself again before the NIA sleuths on Tuesday.

Mirwaiz was provided adequate security cover at Delhiairport and a security escort from the airport to the NIA headquarters.

On Sunday, Mirwaiz announced that he would fly to New Delhiafter consulting Hurriyat leaders and Awami Action Committee (AAC)functionaries at his Nigeen residence. Mirwaiz had asked people of Kashmir tostay calm.

NIA had summoned Mirwaiz twice earlier but both times hiscounsel said his client couldn’t travel because of “security concerns andprevalent “hostile environment” in New Delhi.

In the fresh summons, the NIA had assured the chief clericthat “his security concerns will be taken care of”.

According to Hurriyat (M) sources , the three day long NIAquestioning of Mirwaiz was over and he will now fly back to Srinagar onThursday.

“Tickets have been rescheduled now and Mirwaiz alongwith Bilal Lone and Professor Bhat will leave for Srinagar on Thursday,”said the sources.

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