Lalu had surrendered before a CBI court on August 30 after his plea for extension of his bail was denied. (Photo: PTI)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is undergoing treatment at Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), has finally gotten some respite from the dogs and mosquitoes which have been bothering him for the last one week.

On Wednesday, he was shifted to the air-conditioned paying ward where he will be undergoing treatment.

Ever since he was admitted at Rims on August 30, after he had surrendered in the special CBI court in Ranchi following the Jharkhand High Court's refusal to extend his bail on medical ground, he had been complaining that he was unable to get a sound sleep because dogs continue to bark on night and mosquitoes made his life miserable.

Apprising the Rims authority of his problem Yadav had written an application seeking to change his room to the paying ward in the super speciality block. The Rims administration had forwarded his application to the jail superintendent of the Birsa Munda Central Jail and after getting clearance from there, the RJD chief's room was shifted to the paying ward on Wednesday evening.

Yadav will have to pay Rs 1,000 per day for his stay at the paying ward where his treatment will continue.

It may be mentioned that earlier in the year when Yadav was convicted in three fodder scam cases and sentenced to a 27 years jail term. His health condition deteriorated at Birsa Munda Central Jail following which he was admitted to Rims for treatment. During his stay at Rims then, Yadav had complained of dogs barking all night because of which he was unable to sleep well.

Ahead of surrendering in the special CBI court on August 30, Yadav speaking exclusively to India Today had expressed concern at the condition of Rims and had warned that if anything happened to him there, the state government and the central government would be held responsible.

Yadav, who was out on bail on medical grounds for 13 weeks, had undergone treatment for fistula (an abnormal connection between organs) at the Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai. He also has diabetes and suffers from hypertension. According to doctors, his blood pressure is not constant which is the cause for worry.

At Rims, Yadav is undergoing treatment under Dr Umesh Yadav and his team.



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