SRINAGAR – The illegally detained Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir LiberationFront, Muhammad Yasin Malik, was admitted in a hospital in New Delhi in aserious condition after his health deteriorated during hunger strike in thecustody of India’s infamous National Investigation Agency.
According to Kashmir Media Service, this was revealed by Yasin Malik’sfamily members at a press conference in Srinagar, today. They said that theJKLF Chief was on hunger strike since 10th April and was admitted to ahospital in a serious condition four days ago but they were informed aboutthe same, today. Yasin Malik is in NIA’s custody in New Delhi in connectionwith a false case registered against him.
A JKLF spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar, today, said that YasinMalik’s counsel was to meet him today as per Delhi court orders but wasyester night contacted and informed by the NIA officials that the proposedmeeting was cancelled. However, he said, today in the morning, the counselwas again contacted by the officials and asked to come to Ram Manohar LohiaHospital in Delhi where he found that Yasin Malik in a serious condition.He said that the JKLF would stage a five day long sit-in from 28th of Apriloutside the Indian High Commission in London, to register protest againstthe NIA’s callous attitude towards Yasin Malik.
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Meanwhile, spontaneous strike was observed in Maisuma area of Srinagar,today, soon after the news about the deterioration of the of Muhammad YasinMalik spread.