About Altaf Ahmad Shah
Lived 1956 – 2022 (aged 65–66). Altaf Ahmad Shah was a politician.
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.
Death He died of cancer on 11 October 2022 in All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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.
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Kashmiri separatist (1956–2022)
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Altaf Ahmad Shah was born in 1956.
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Altaf Ahmad Shah died on 11 October 2022 in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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Altaf Ahmad Shah was a politician.
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