Partha Chatterjee discharged from AIIMS, ED custody till 3 Aug

Partha Chatterjee discharged from AIIMS, ED custody till 3 Aug

Hummingbird News Desk

KOLKATA, 25 JULY: Former Education minister and state industries minister Partha Chatterjee, who was sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar for his health check-up from SSKM on Sunday was discharged from the prestigious hospital, today. Later, in the evening, the arrested minister and his aide Arpita Mukherjee have been sent to Enforcement Directorate custody till 3 August.

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Meanwhile, Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar said though Chatterjee is suffering from several chronic illnesses, hospitalisation is not required at this moment. After the check-up, the reports were handed over to the Investigating Officer (IO) of the Enforcement Directorate, Chatterjee’s lawyer and the concerned doctor from SSKM Hospital as directed by the Calcutta High Court.

This morning, the former Education minister was taken to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in an ambulance. A green corridor was arranged for obstruction-free movement of the convoy. The ED officials along with Chatterjee’s lawyer, Anindya Kishor Raut, and a doctor from SSKM also accompanied the former Education minister as directed by Justice Bibek Chaudhuri.

Chatterjee reached the airport at around 8 am. There Airports Authority of India (AAI), Kolkata, had arranged another ambulance to take Chatterjee to the air ambulance as no outside vehicle is allowed on the runway and its adjacent areas. But after arriving at the exchange point, Chatterjee did not board the ambulance due to difficulties.

Later, Chatterjee was taken on a wheelchair to the bus in which other persons accompanying him were going towards the air ambulance. The air ambulance took off from Kolkata at around 8:40 am and reached Bhubaneswar at around 10:45 am. From there, Chatterjee was rushed to the AIIMS in an ambulance escorted by a police pilot car.

After reaching the hospital, Chatterjee was taken to a special cabin where his health check-up was done. At around 3 pm, AIIMS Director Asutosh Biswas said: “He has some chronic illnesses. We investigated and the report has been submitted to the High Court. There was not much chest pain. Hospitalisation is not required.”

Meanwhile, the ED officer sent a copy of the report to his counterpart in Kolkata who subsequently submitted the same at the Special PMLA court during the virtual production of Chatterjee and physical production of Arpita Mukherjee. The ED has claimed that Chatterjee is misbehaving with their officials and trying to show his influence. The central agency also appealed that they want to interrogate both Mukherjee and Chatterjee face-to-face at the same time.

Though the hearing concluded in the evening, the Magistrate kept the order reserved till 10 pm. Later, Chatterjee and Mukherjee have been remanded to ED custody till 3 August. Also, the court has directed the investigating agency to provide medical facilities.

Tags: #ParthaChatterjee #SSKM #AIIMS #Bhubaneswar #ArpitaMukherjee

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