New Delhi, Jul 18 : Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui will be laid to rest at the Jamia Millia Islamia graveyard, according to a statement on Sunday.
“Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor accepted the request of the family of late photojournalist Danish Siddiqui to bury his body at the JMI graveyard meant exclusively for university employees, their spouses and minor child,” the university said in the statement.
Siddiqui had done his masters from the university. His father Akhtar Siddiqui was the Dean of Faculty of Education there.
Danish Siddiqui had studied at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC) from 2005 -2007.
The Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) expressed condolences at the death of Danish Siddiqui.
In 2018, Danish Siddiqui was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by MCRC. During the ceremony, he described being a photojournalist as both an honour and responsibility to bear witness for those who could not speak for themselves, in the hope that he could make a change for the better, the JTA said in a statement.
