Bangladesh National Party leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was remanded to 14 day judicial custody yesterday, has been readmitted to North Eastern Indira Gandhi Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGIHMS) barely hours later after he complained of chest pain.
Ahmed was discharged from the same hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
"Ahmed was taken to NEIGIHMS after he repeatedly complained of chest pain and other health problems last evening," East Khasi Hills superintendent of police M Kharkrang told PTI.
Since the hospital authorities had in writing suggested that Ahmed be given medical treatment whenever he complained of chest pain, he was taken to NEIGIHMS for treatment where he was later admitted, he said.
Ahmed's counsel S P Mahanta had told the court, which sent him to 14 days judicial custody yesterday, that his client was suffering from chest pain and sleeplessness since Tuesday when he was discharged from the same hospital.
When he was produced at the court of chief judicial magistrate K M L Nongbri here, a weak looking Ahmed had also said the same to the judge, who directed the investigation officer to provide medical treatment.
The BNP leader was arrested on May 12 for entering the country without any valid documents and had last week moved court seeking bail for treatment in a Singapore hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment prior to his disappearance from his country in March.
After his arrest Ahmed was admitted to the high security ward of Shillong Civil Hospital and was moved to the ICU at NEIGIHMS on May 20.
The Meghalaya police will be submitting a report on Ahmed's arrest tomorrow when his bail application is also likely to be taken up.
