The health condition of incarcerated separatist Hurriyat leader Altaf Ahmed Shah, 66, who was arrested in 2017 and lodged in the Tihar Jail, has deteriorated in a Delhi hospital, the family members said on Monday.
According to Mr. Shah’s daughter Ruwa Shah, who was allowed to meet the ailing separatist leader in a Delhi hospital on Monday, said her father’s lungs were not functioning. The family members said Mr. Shah has been put on a ventilator and was not able to talk now.
“My father’s cancer has spread to his vital organs, lungs, abdomen and spine. The PET scan that is needed to be done is not available at RML [Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital] where he is currently under custody treatment,” Ms. Shah said.
