Altaf Ahmad Shah Explained

Altaf Ahmad Shah
Native Name Lang:	Kashmiri
Death Place:	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Party:	All Parties Hurriyat Conference

Altaf Ahmad Shah (– 11 October 2022) was a Kashmiri separatist who was a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. Shah was lodged in New Delhi's notorious Tihar Jail since his arrest in 2017, and died in custody. He was the son-in-law of Kashmir Azadi Tehreek leader Syed Ali Geelani.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Death

He died of cancer on 11 October 2022 in All India Institute of Medical Sciences.^[5]

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commented in a tweet:

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 cancer patient. Custodial killings are norm in Modi's India. My condolences to the bereaved family.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kashmir pro-freedom leader Altaf Ahmad Shah dies in India custody .
2. Web site: Kashmiri leader Altaf Ahmad Shah dies in India custody . 11 October 2022 .
3. Web site: Altaf Shah, Fantoosh, is No More . 11 October 2022 .
4. Web site: Kashmir separatist leader Altaf Ahmad Shah dies in custody | DW | 11.10.2022 . .
5. Web site: Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah passes away in Delhi .
6. CMShehbaz. 1579693287052804097. 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 cancer patient. Custodial killings are norm in Modi's India. My condolences to the bereaved family.