Ex-DU professor Geelani’s post-mortem at AIIMS

NEW DELHI: The post-mortem of former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, who who was arrested in connection with the Parliament attack case, will be conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday.
Geelani died here on Thursday evening following a cardiac arrest at the Fortis Hospital where he was admitted for breathing and other problems.
Sources in the Delhi Police told IANS that the decision to conduct the post-mortem at AIIMS was taken in view of the fact that Geelani was their protectee.
And by doing so, the sources said that police wanted to keep everything on record in case any controversial situation emerges in the future.
“Initial investigations have revealed that he died of heart failure,” they added.
In 2001, Geelani was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the Parliament attack case but acquitted for “lack of evidence” by the Delhi High Court in October 2003, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court in August 2005, which at the same time had observed that the needle of suspicion pointed towards him.