Afzal row: Geelani booked for sedition

Former Delhi University lecturer SAR Geelani has been booked for sedition in connection with an event at the Press Club of India, in which a group shouted slogans hailing Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

“An FIR has been registered against Geelani and other unnamed persons under Sections 124A, 120B and 149 of the IPC in connection with the event at the Press Club,” said Jatin Narwal, DCP (New Delhi).

The action against Geelani, who was acquitted in the Parliament attack case, comes a day after Delhi Police registered a case of sedition in connection with an event on Tuesday at JNU campus against the hanging of Afzal Guru following complaints by BJP MP Mahesh Girri and ABVP.