"He Was Found In A Pool Of Urine : Indira Jaising Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Seeking Medical Treatment For Varavara Rao [Courtroom Exchange]

Jaising : His neurological condition has not improved. Till today there is no status about his medical report. No chemical analysis has taken place.

Jaising submits that no medical report of Varavara Rao is available after 30.07.2020.

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising alleges negligence by State in looking after Varavara Rao in custody.

Jaising : He (Varavara Rao) is completely bed-ridden, in diapers, no medical attendant and has a catheter. Catheter was not changed for 3 months, as there was no one to change it.

Jaising : The tests conducted at Taloja jail hospital were conducted by a private agency in Panvel. How can he be monitored in a hospital like that where there are no laboratories?. He has been in hospital since May.

Jaising : There is a reasonable apprehension that he(Varavara Rao) will die in custody.

Jaising submits that at JJ hospital Varavara Rao sustained head injuries.

"I am alleging negligence on the part of the State. If the State is unable to look after him, he needs to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital", she adds.

Jaising : We filed for bail as an apprehension. He tested positive for #COVID19. He was then shifted from JJ to St George.

Jaising : When the family saw him in JJ hospital, he was found in a pitiable condition in a pool of his own urine.

Jaising : Till today Nanavati discharge report is not made available to the family.

Only those reports will tell us what action has been taken or not taken. Nanavati Hospital discharge report, JJ hospital and St George Hospital discharge reports are not available.