Srinagar, June 10
In a major development, the Jammu and Kashmir police today slapped Official Secrets Act against fire-brand Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for allegedly passing on “classified documents” to Pakistan even as the computer seized from his residence has revealed transaction worth crores of rupees during the militancy.

Inspector-General of Police (Kashmir range) K. Rajendra Kumar told reporters that “five-page documents” seized from Geelani’s residence revealed deployment of the Indian Army and paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said it was suspected that Geelani had passed on the documents to Pakistan as well. 

“We are investigating the matter and we hope to expose the entire conspiracy to destabilise the country,” he said.

Mr Kumar did not rule out the possibility of involvement of some officials in the conspiracy and said “anyone guilty would be punished.”

It may be mentioned here that Geelani’s son-in-law in New Delhi, Iftikhar Geelani, was arrested last night following recovery of similar “classified documents” from his residence. 

He has been remanded in police custody till June 15.

The police claimed to have recovered data from the computer seized from Geelani’s house which indicated transactions worth crores of rupees from the early 1990s. 

It said the money must have been distributed among the various militant organisations.

The police also said it had recovered special programmes in the computer seized from the residence of Geelani by which one could easily make forged identity cards of the Indian Government.