Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- Two legislators M Y Tarigami and Sajad Lone today expressed concern in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the deteriorating health of jailed separatist leader Shabir Shah and other detainees.
Separatist leader Shah has been in jail since 2017. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in July 2017. In 2019, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took his custody in an alleged terror funding case. He is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
CPI(M) MLA Tarigami speaking during the zero hour in the Assembly said he received a call from Shah's family requesting him to take up the jailed leader's detention issue in the House.
"I received an emotional call from Shah's family hi...