SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Syed Ali Geelani, an influential and uncompromising leader of the separatist

"[ Geelani] inspired three generations of Kashmiris in resisting illegal Indian occupation and

separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in Quetta on Sept.... Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and

correction A previous version of this article incorrectly said Syed Ali Shah Geelani was elected to

SRINAGAR, India( Reuters)-Indian Kashmir veteran separatist politician Syed Ali Shah Geelani was

on the fourth day on Sunday following the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Geelani comes days after the editor of web portal Kashmir Walla, Fahad Shah, was arrested for uploading

orphaned.... Geelani was under house arrest at the time of his death and Sehrai died in police

" But the way they snatched[ late Hurriyat leader] Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body dispelled that

He said the family had planned to bury him at the main martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar, the region’s main city, as specified in his will, but police did not allow it.... “ As a matter of fact, police instead facilitated in bringing the dead body from house to graveyard as there were apprehensions of miscreants taking undue advantage of the situation.” As most Kashmiris remained locked inside their homes, police and soldiers patrolled the tense region.... Government forces placed steel barricade