SRINAGAR: The daughter of imprisoned Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah has topped the CBSE Class 12 exams in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), scoring 97.8 per cent marks.
Suma Shabir Shah, a student Delhi Public School in Srinagar’s Athwajan, scored 489 out of 500 marks.
“My father was a source of inspiration for me and my mother a source of strength so that I was able to focus on my study. Every time this came into my mind that when my father has been fighting for 50 years (out of that 31 years he has spent in jail only) and he’s still strong and he’s still fighting then why will I not study and why not take it as a positive point to make them feel proud,” said Sama.
Sama’s father is imprisoned in one of Dehli’s jail. He was arrested by India’s National Investigation Agency last year in July in a decade-old case of alleged terror funding.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wrote on her social media account, “Congratulations to Sama Shabir Shah for securing 97.8% marks in the class 12th class examination. Her hard work & determination has helped her overcome all odds & she is truly an inspiration for the youth of our state.”