MLA lands in hospital after CID’s arrest

RANCHI : Keeping up the tradition set by political seniors like Sawna Lakra, Shibu Soren, Madhu Koda, Kamlesh Singh, Bhanu Pratap Sahi (all former ministers in the state government, except Lakra who is a Congress MLA) former agriculture minister Yogendra Sao has landed up at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) instead of jail, immediately after being arrested.
Sao, however, seems to be in a hurry for unlike others he decided to enjoy the comforts of hospital stay even before being produced in Hazaribag court, which had originally issued the warrant of arrest.
Sao was arrested by Jharkhand CID and Delhi police in a joint search operation conducted in the national capital late on Saturday. On his way to Ranchi, he complained of chest pain and was taken to Rims where he is staying in VIP cottage number 14 under police security.
According to sources, he has not been diagnosed with any serious ailment and is on symptomatic treatment. Admitted in Dr Umesh Prasad’s unit in medicine department, Sao is being administered with medicines for diabetes and giddiness, sleeplessness and also with antibiotics. One of the doctors on call from the department of surgery said Sao complained of anal fissure.
While hospital authorities remained tight-lipped about the medical condition of the former minister, Rims directorS K Choudhary said he had no idea about the former ministers’ admission as he was on leave. “I will be joining tomorrow. Only then will it be possible for me to comment on his medical condition,” Choudhary said.