NEW DELHI, 02 September 2021, (TON): APHC leader Abdul Hameed Lone said that veteran Kashmiri separatist leader and former chief of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away on Wednesday.
In a statement, Lone said Geelani died at his home at 10pm.
He was 92 years old, according to the Kashmir Media Service.
Meanwhile, Indian authorities imposed a security clampdown in occupied Kashmir after Geelani's death, residents said.
Troops put up barbed wire rolls and barricades on roads leading to Geelani's house in the main city of Srinagar after the family announced the death.
Hundreds of security forces were immediately deployed and media reports said “a curfew would be imposed and internet services cut.”
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