Court Orders Guwahati Jail To Test Activist, 2 Aides For COVID-19
Assam activist Akhil Gogoi was once arrested in a case connected to protests towards the CAA
Guwahati:
A courtroom of the Nationwide Investigation Company or NIA has directed Guwahati central prison government to in an instant organize for COVID-19 take a look at for Assam activist Akhil Gogoi and two of his aides.
They’re lodged on the central prison in Guwahati for the previous few months in reference to a case connected to protests towards the Citizenship (Modification) Act.
The intervening time order from the NIA courtroom got here after Mr Gogoi’s legal professionals approached the courtroom with a petition asking for instant assessments. They mentioned the well being situation of Mr Gogoi and his aides was once getting so unhealthy that they might no longer even seem for listening to by way of video convention.
The petition mentioned Mr Gogoi and his two aides are affected by fever, cough and frame ache, which might be regarded as signs of COVID-19.
Guwahati central prison has reported a minimum of two COVID-19 instances.
Mr Gogoi’s spouse Geetashree Tamuly had additionally raised the problem on social media two days in the past.
The courtroom directed the prison government to get scientific remedy for all of the 3 prisoners and in addition to ship a document in their well being standing.
