National Conference gen secretary tests COVID-19 positive along with three family members

As the coronavirus continues to creep across the country, National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar has tested positive for COVID-19 along with three of his family members on Thursday. The NC general secretary was released after 10 months in detention under the Public Safety (PSA) Act on June 17.

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, who was recently released from PSA detention, has tested positive for COVID-19 along with three of his family members on Thursday.

It is requested to all my friends and well wishers to pray for my family as 4 of our family members tested positive for COVID'19 today including my father. Do remember in prayers & May allah keep all of us under his protection ( Aameen), Sagar's son, Salman Sagar, said in a tweet.

The NC general secretary was released after 10 months in detention under the Public Safety (PSA) Act on June 17. He was taken into custody on the eve of the abrogation of Article 370 last year.

A day after his release, NC president and Srinagar Lok Sabha member, Farooq Abdullah, and several party leaders had met Sagar at his residence.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 7,849 with 154 fresh infections, while the death toll reached 115 following the demise of 10 coronavirus patients, officials said.

Nine fatalities were reported from Kashmir while one death was reported from Jammu region, they added.

(PTI Report)