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Sama Shabir, daughter of separatist leader Shabir Shah, has topped the CBSE Class 12 exams in Jammu and Kashmir.
A student of Delhi Public School Athwajan, Sama secured 97.8 percent marks, an official of the school said.
She is the daughter of Jammu Kashmir democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) chief Shabir Shah who is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail. Shah was arrested in September by the Enforcement Directorate in a case of alleged terror funding to fuel unrest in the valley.
Sama owes her success to her father.
I worked very hard and faced a lot of emotional and psychological trauma last year because of my dad’s arrest. He was in Tihar in disturbing conditions. Pushing myself to study and focus was initially very difficult. He was my source of inspiration. He has been fighting for a cause for over 50 years now, out of which 31 years he is in jail. I thought why should I let this affect me. I thought of making him proud instead.Sama Shah, Student
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has congratulated Sama Shabir on her success and said that she is “truly an inspiration for the youth of the state”.
“Congratulations to Sama Shabir Shah for securing 97.8% marks in the class 12 exams. Her hard work and determination has helped her overcome all odds and she is truly an inspiration for the youth of our state,” Mehbooba Mufti tweeted
Meanwhile, the officials of DPS Athwajan have said that the school has topped among all the CSBE-affiliated schools in the state. The school has secured 99.5 percent overall in the exams and around 160 students from the school have secured above 80 percent marks in the class 12 exams.
(With inputs from PTI)
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