India, Dec. 20 -- Former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate underwent coronary angiography at Lilavati Hospital on Friday, with doctors saying he has four major arterial blockages.

A Nashik police team that had arrived in Mumbai late on Thursday to arrest the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA left the city after the Bombay High Court on Friday suspended his two-year jail sentence in a cheating and forgery case, and granted him bail. However, the court refused to stay the conviction, noting that prima facie evidence pointed to his involvement in the case.

Speaking to reporters after the procedure, cardiologist Dr Suresh Vijan said, "Kokate has four blockages: One is 100%, two are 90% and one block is between 60% and 70%. We had sugg...