Famous among separatists for his “flawless” oration, Muhammad Ashraf Khan, Sehrai, 77, languishing under Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) in Udhampur jail, is dead.
On May 4, when Mujahid Ashraf Khan, his son, received a call from jail authorities about the deteriorating health of his father and asking him to come over to Jammu, he would have never imagined that he would return with his father’s coffin.
That day, Sehrai had been admitted to a government hospital in Udhampur with multiple ailments. A day later, however, his oxygen levels dropped, deteriorating his condition further. He was also tested for Covid19 positive and it initially was negative. Post-death, authorities declared him Covid19 “positive”.
“He told us several times in the last few months during his two phone calls a week that he was not getting proper medical treatment,” his son told reporters. “We moved to a court on April 16 with a petition seeking proper medical assistance for him but the court was yet to review it.”
Sehraie’s death has triggered allegations in Kashmir that he was left unattended in prison till his condition deteriorated. His burial was restricted to a few relatives at Tekipora village and police did insist they had to follow the Covid19 protocol.
After Sehrai’s death, the families of all prisoners held in different jails within and outside Jammu and Kashmir, say they are having sleepless nights. Contagion is everywhere, they say.
This story is from the May 09, 2021 edition of Kashmir Life.
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