NEW DELHI: Jailed AAP leader Satyendar Jain was shifted to the ICU of Lok Nayak Hospital after his health worsened on Thursday. Jain was kept on oxygen support and his condition remains critical, the AAP said.
Earlier in the day, Jain collapsed in the bathroom of the hospital located in the central jail of Tihar where he was “kept under observation for weakness”. He was rushed to Deen Dayal Hospital. However, when his condition did not improve, Jain was shifted to the Lok Nayak Hospital, according to the party.
However, Tihar Jail officials said that Jain’s vitals were normal while he was taken to Deen Dayal Hospital. “Today i.e on 25/05/2023 in the morning at around 6:00 am, UTP Dr Satyendar Jain slipped/fell down in the bathroom of MI Room of the hospital of CJ-7, where he was kept under observation for general weakness. Then He was examined by the Doctors. Vitals were normal. He was further referred to DDU Hospital as he complained about pain in the back, left leg and shoulder,” a statement issued from the Tihar jail read.
On Monday, Jain was taken by cops to Safdarjung Hospital to take a second opinion for his spine ailments. Doctors said that he visits Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital every 15 days due to spine issues.
In a statement, the AAP said Jain had lost 35kg in the past year, leading to “multiple health complications like spinal injury, lumbar pain, vertigo, chronic back pain due to slip disc and muscular atrophy”. Jain, who has been lodged in Tihar and facing trial over charges of money laundering, has turned “frail and weak” after a substantial weight loss.