The family of the chief of the banned JKLF (Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front), Yasin Malik, has alleged that the 53-year-old separatist leader was in a “serious health condition” inside the Tihar Jail in New Delhi. “We have not been allowed to meet Mr. Malik for the past 10 days. JKLF spokesman Muhammad Rafiq Dar said Mr. Malik was “seriously ill” and shifted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. On April 10, the NIA was granted 13-day custody of Mr. Malik to probe a “terror funding” case. Mr. Malik is to be produced before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi on April 22.

Source: The Hindu April 20, 2019 11:55 UTC