SAR Geelani: Ex-DU prof wrongly accused in sedition case, dies

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi University professor Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court after being sentenced to death by a special court in the 2001 Parliament attack case, died here on Thursday following a cardiac arrest.
“He died on Thursday following a cardiac arrest at approximately 6 pm,” said a family member.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
According to sources, his body will be carried off to Srinagar by his final for the cremation ceremony.
Geelani, who was a professor at Delhi University’s Zakir Hussain College, was also charged with sedition in 2016, for allegedly organizing an event on February 10 against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
He was accused of raising anti-India slogans at the event and cases under relevant sections of the IPC were registered against him.