Ashraf Sehrai: Prominent pro-freedom Kashmir leader dies in jail
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Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, a prominent resistance leader, who was detained last year, dies inside jail in Jammu city.
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – A prominent pro-freedom leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, has died inside a hospital in southern Jammu city, where he was in detention for the last year. He was 77. An official from the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu said that the report for COVID-19 was negative but he had developed “respiratory stress”. India has witnessed record coronavirus infections and deaths in the past several weeks. All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), an amalgam of pro-freedom groups in the region, accused authorities of not taking his health condition seriously.More Related News