Policeman stand guard in front of the gate of late Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s residential structures constructed over 17 Marlas of property land at Barzulla, in Srinagar, on December 20, 20222. Three Properties belonging to the banned Jamat-e Islami have been reportedly sealed by the district magistrate of Srinagar. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad “Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on December 24 seized a house in the Barzulla area in Srinagar which was registered in the name of late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani,” officials said. They said the property was believed to have been purchased in the late 1990s by Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and was registered in Geelani’s name who used to live there till early 2000 when he shifted to the Hyderpora area of the city. “Geelani died in September last year. The property was later used as the residence of ‘Ameer’ (chief) of the JeI,” the officials said. A bruised politician: Syed Ali Shah Geelani was key to the launch of an armed movement in Jammu and Kashmir …