Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, on Saturday demanded the release of separatist leader Shahid-ul-Islam on 'humanitarian grounds'. | Photo Credit: BCCL

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, on Saturday, demanded the release of separatist leader Shahid-ul-Islam on 'humanitarian grounds'. Citing that Islam's wife is unwell, Mufti urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh that he be released from the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody on humanitarian grounds.

Mufti spoke to Rajnath Singh and urged for Islam's early release as his wife has suffered a brain haemorrhage. "I share your concern for Shahid Ul Islam. Have spoken with HM requesting his early release on humanitarian grounds as the wife has suffered a brain haemorrhage," Mufti said in a tweet. She was responding to a plea by a Twitter user.

I share your concern for Shahid Ul Islam. Have spoken with HM requesting his early release on humanitarian grounds as the wife has suffered a brain haemorrhage. https://t.co/onrDfnY05Z — Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 19, 2019

News agency PTI cited Waheed Parra, the youth wing chief of PDP and said that Mufti also raised concerns about the 'harsh treatment' given to political prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir. She also expressed concern about the charges against Kashmiri students in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) case.

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