India, Nov. 2 -- Tihar jail authorities on Saturday informed a Delhi court that adequate medical attention has been provided to the accused who allegedly assaulted Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta in August this year.

The response comes after the court had directed the jail in the last hearing to furnish a status report as to why sufficient medical treatment had not been provided to Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakaria, despite his repeated pleas for medical attention.

Sakaria, through his counsel, advocate Pradeep Khatri, had claimed that he had been suffering from consistent eye problems ever since his spectacles broke after being overpowered by security personnel during the assault incident.

In its response, the Tihar jail authorities told...