Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been remanded to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy case, spent a restless first night in his 14X8 feet cell in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The AAP chief paced up and down his cell and slept for a few hours.
Prison officials told PTI that Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Tihar Jail at 4 pm on Monday. He was first medically examined before being sent to his cell. He is staying alone.
Arvind Kejriwal’s sugar level was below 50 at that time. He is being provided with medicines on the advice of doctors.
Arvind Kejriwal has been lodged in jail number 2. He will be allowed to meet with his family today.
In the afternoon, Kejriwal was given tea. At dinner, he received home-cooked food.
The jail authorities have provided him with a mattress, blankets and two pillows.
He slept on a cement platform at night. Later, he paced across the cell.
In the morning, his sugar levels remained low. He is allowed to have home-cooked food for lunch and dinner and it will be served daily, till his sugar level comes to normal, the doctors said.
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(Source:Â HT)