Srinagar: Jailed and ailing Hurriyat leader Shahid ul Islam’s daughters have made an appeal to Home Minister Amit Shah for his release from Tihar Jail in view of his health conditions.
Following is the text of the open letter writers by two daughters of Mr Shahid
Honorable Amit Shah Ji,
The Union Home Minister,
Govt of India, New Delhi.
Subject: Humanitarian appeal to release our seriously ailing father from New Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
Respected Sir,
Our beloved father Advocate Aftab Hilali aka Shahid Ul Islam, who has been in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2017, has been seriously ailing for the last few days.
He has tested positive for the deadly Covid19 and his condition has deteriorated due to co-morbidities including acute diabetes.
For the last around a week he has been shifted to some undisclosed location and we have no contact with him. We don’t even know if he is alive.
The recent death of jailed senior politician Ashraf Sehrai Sahib at a hospital in Jammu, a few hours after he was hospitalized has made us even more worried about the well-being of our beloved father.
Sir, given the deadly pandemic and condition of our father, we humbly request your good self to release him on humanitarian grounds.
Our father has always worked for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue and thus deserves every compassion in these testing times.
We once again request your good self to consider our humanitarian appeal, which can save a family from devastation.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Suzain Shah, 18 and Sundas Shah, 14,
Helpless daughters of Adv Shahid Ul Islam
Residents of Sanat Nagar
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
