Asked about the possibility of retaliation as threatened

by some militant groups, the Home Minister said the government has to be vigilant about it. To a question about the reported illegal detention of newspaper journalist Iftikhar Geelani, the Home Minister said that he had arrived today only from Meghalaya and "I will enquire into it now." Geelani was detained at his father-in-law and separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's house here on the day of hanging. He was, however, later allowed to go. To a question whether getting a reprieve for death row convict Sarabjeet Singh in Pakistan in the wake of Afzal and Ajmal Kasab's execution, Shinde said "I have taken up this issue with Interior Minister of Pakistan." Asked about the non execution of a death row convict whose mercy plea has been rejected by the President, he said "that matter is also in the court." Queries as to whether any action will be taken against JKLF leader Yaseen Malik for sharing dais with Lashker-e-Taiba Chief Hafeez Saeed while sitting on a hunger strike in Pakistan, he said "I will look into the case."