ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (NNI): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed his deep grief over the death of prominent Kashmiri leader Altaf Shah, son-in-law of Syed Ali Geelani, in Indian captivity.
On his Twitter handle the prime minister posted “Deeply grieved at passing of prominent Kashmiri leader Altaf Shah, son-in-law of Syed Ali Geelani, while in Indian captivity.”
Modi regime denied him treatment despite knowing he was a cancer patient, the prime minister further said.
“Custodial killings are norm in Modi’s India. My condolences to the bereaved family,” the prime minister said in a tweet.
The incarcerated Senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, Altaf Ahmad Shah, 66, breathed his last on Monday night at New Delhi’s AIIMS Hospital, where he was shifted after diagnosed with last stage of renal cancer.
Shah, the son-in-law of iconic Kashmiri hurriyat leader late Syed Ali Gilani, had been languishing in infamous Tihar Jail since 2017. NNI
