Mohammad Shahabuddin dies of COVID-19
Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin on Saturday handed away at a hospital in Delhi the place he was present process remedy for COVID-19. DG (Tihar) Sandeep Goel confirmed the information about Shahabuddin’s dying. Goel knowledgeable that Shahabuddin, who was serving a life sentence for homicide at the Tihar Jail, was recognized with COVID-19 on April 20, after which he was admitted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital.
The Delhi High Court had on Wednesday directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities and the jail authority to make sure correct medical supervision and care of Shahabuddin. Justice Prathiba M Singh had mentioned the physician on obligation for taking care of COVID-19 sufferers shall monitor Shahabuddin’s well being situation and remedy.
A court docket in Bihar had convicted Shahabuddin to 10 years of imprisonment for his involvement in an arms act case. Challenging the Bihar court docket’s order, Shahabuddin then filed an attraction earlier than the Supreme Court and sought acceptable orders.
Later, the Supreme Court had sought an in depth response from the state authorities after listening to the petition filed by the former MP, difficult his conviction.
Shahabuddin’s senior lawyer submitted to the apex court docket that his shopper has been in jail for the final 14 years in a homicide case.
The 53-year-old was serving a life sentence in a 2004 double homicide case.
