Ensure Arora gets proper medical aid, Court directs jail dept
Jalandhar, June 23 -- A local court has directed the jail department to ensure proper medical treatment to arrested AAP MLA Raman Arora, who has complained of gallstone pain. Arora is in judicial custody at Nabha jail. Arora's lawyer Darshan Singh Dyal had moved the application, alleging that he was not being provided adequate medical assistance.
"We plead that instead of ensuring surgeon-level treatment, Arora be administered regular treatment for his gallstones. The court directed the jail department to ensure proper medical treatment for the MLA," he said. Arora was arrested on May 23 following a month-long investigation. As per the Punjab Vigilance Bureau, Arora and Jalandhar Municipal Corporation's assistant town planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht used to identify ongoing or completed commercial and residential construction projects, served them violation notices and then sought bribe to settle the matter. In several cases, builders were directed to meet with the MLA to resolve issues raised in notices.
The MLA's son, Rajan Arora, daughter's father-in-law Raju Madaan and a close associate Mahesh Mukheja have also been named as co-accused in the FIR. Four persons, including MLA Arora, Vashisht, building inspector Harpreet Kaur and Arora's close friend Mahesh Mukheja have already been arrested. The court has rejected an anticipatory bail plea of Arora's son Rajan Arora, who is yet to be arrested.
Meanwhile, Rajan and Raju Madaan have moved the Punjab and Haryana high court for bail. The hearing is slated on July 3....
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