A lane leading to senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's residence is heavily barricaded. The security personnel at the barricade said Geelani had been buried at the Hyderpora graveyard at about 3. a.m. Some distance from Geelani’s residence, locals say the security forces didn’t allow them to participate in the last rites of Geelani. “We all wanted to pay the last respects to the aged leader but we were not allowed. They placed heavy security all across the area making it impossible for anyone to step out,” he said. The family members of Geelani told reporters, the police denied their request to bury him in the morning. They said his body was taken and later buried under tight security at the midnight.