86-year-old Tiwari, who has for months refused to give his blood sample despite directions from courts on a paternity suit by 32-year-old Rohit Shekhar, complied today, the deadline set by the apex court for it.
Shekhar and his mother Ujjawala Sharma were also present when the blood sample was taken at Tiwari's residence in Forest Research Institute campus here.
The blood sample, which took more than four hours to collect and seal, was later handed over to Joint Registrar of Delhi High Court R Gopalan, who will submit it before the court for DNA profiling.
"Tiwariji fully cooperated with the officials when he gave the blood sample," said Dr B C Pathak, Chief Medical Superintendent of Government Doon hospital, who was part of the team that collected the sample.
Gopalan, Dehra Dun district Judge Raj Krishna and Tiwari's lawyers were also present.
On coming out of Tiwari's residence, Shekhar expressed hope that he would get justice, now that the Congress leader has given his blood sample.
"I am hopeful that I would now get justice," said Shekhar.
The Supreme Court had on May 24 rejected Tiwari's plea that he was too old to give his blood sample. "It does not mean that blood is not running in his body," the bench had said. MORE
