Direct jail authorities to provide medical treatment to Shahid: Counsel writes to NIA court

The counsel for Hurriyat Conference (M) leader, advocate Shahid-ul-Islam has written a letter to National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Court of LD. Special judge, Rakesh Syal, urging him to direct jail authorities to provide medical treatment and medicine to the applicant, local news agency KNS reported.

 “Present applicationfor interim bail has been filed on behalf of the applicant/accused, AftabHilali Shah @ Shahid-ul-Islam in connection with the FIR numberRC/10/2017/NIA/DLI,” the letter reads.

   

The letter states that the applicant is currently lodged inTihar jail. “It is submitted that the applicant herein has history of diseaseslike hypertension, diabetes and arthritis and has been under medication fromthe beginning of the present proceedings. However, recently the applicant hasnot been provided any medication by the jail administration despite severalrequests,” the letter reads.

“The present application is filed in urgency and theapplicant/accused seeks the leave of this honourable court to take any otherground that may be taken at the time of arguments,” it reads, adding theapplicant herein prays that jail authorities may be directed to provide propermedical treatment to him.

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