A 32-year-old Indian-origin British surgeon, imprisoned in Syria for over a year after volunteering to help the victims of violence in the war-torn country, has died in detention, his family said on Tuesday.
Dr Abbas Khan, an orthopaedic surgeon from Streatham, south london, travelled to the city of Aleppo last year to help civilians.
His brother Afroze said the Syrian National Security Agency had promised his release this week but on Monday it said he had died, BBC reported.
“My brother was going to be released by weekend. We were assured by the Syrian Government. He was ready to come back home and looking forward to being released,” Afroze quoted in BBC.