Kashmir

Jailed MP Engineer Rashid’s father passes away at AIIMS in Delhi

SRINAGAR — Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of incarcerated Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after a prolonged illness, family sources confirmed to KNS.

85, Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh was initially admitted to the Chest Diseases Hospital in Srinagar. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to SMHS Hospital and later referred to AIIMS Delhi for advanced treatment, where he breathed his last.

Family members said he had been battling multiple health issues for a long time.

Engineer Rashid, who is currently lodged in jail, represents the Baramulla parliamentary constituency. — (KNS)