Father seeks release of his son, others languishing in Agra jail

SRINAGAR: A man from Iqbal Abad area of Bemina Srinagar on Thursday appealed authorities to release his 22-year-old son Nayeem Ahmed Mir and others languishing in Agra jail from last four years.

Abdul Hameed Mir was quoted by news agency Kashmir News Trust saying, “Besides my son there are other young boys who are languishing in Agra Jail. They all should either be shifted to Kashmir or released” adding “We hope the recent court directions will be implemented and the inmates from Kashmir will be released”.

“We are really concerned about their well-being. Those who had visited Agra Jail informed us about the inmates who are suffering from Covid-19 inside the jail”

“His mother is also a heart patient who desperately want to meet her son. We don’t have resources and besides due to this pandemic, we are unable to travel to Agra,” he said.

Pertinently, following the outbreak of the pandemic, Hasnain Masoodi, a mainstream politician and a retired Justice, had written to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the release of Kashmiri detainees currently lodged in various prisons across north India, including Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkarnagar and Agra, and Tihar jail in Delhi