New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to view jailed separatist Yasin Malik's case through a 'humanitarian' lens. Among other charges, Malik was one of the key JKLF leaders who had kidnapped Rubaiya Sayeed, Mehbooba's sister in 1989.

"While I differ with his political ideology, one cannot ignore the courage it took him to renounce violence and choose the path of political engagement and non violent dissent," Mehbooba Mufti said sharing the three-page letter on his X account.

Malik is currently lodged in Tihar Jail. The government alleges that Yasin Malik, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022, was involved in activities that were a threat to the co...