Added on October 24, 2018
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Jamia Millia denies of having slain Sabzar as a research scholar
Srinagar: According to media reports, slain Sabzar Ahmad Sofi was pursuing PhD in Botany from Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, and had joined the militant ranks in the aftermath of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in July 2016.
However, Jamia Millia Islamia, in a statement, denied Sofi was a former research student of its university.
“No such student by the name of Sabzar Ahmad Sofi has ever been on the roll of the university or registered as a research student. Moreover, we do not have any Botany department in the University,” the statement said.