Altaf Ahmad Shah ( – 11 October 2022) was a Kashmiri separatist who was a senior leader of the

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. Shah was lodged in

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's notorious

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since his arrest in 2017, and died in custody. He was the son-in-law of Kashmir Azadi Tehreek leader

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Death

He died of cancer on 11 October 2022 in

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commented in a tweet:

Deeply grieved at passing of prominent Kashmiri leader Altaf Shah, son-in-law of Syed Ali Geelani, while in Indian captivity. Modi regime denied him treatment despite knowing he was cancer patient. Custodial killings are norm in Modi's India. My condolences to the bereaved family.

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