The health condition of Saquib Nachan, a former member of a banned terror organisation and a convict in the 2002–03 Mulund blast case, has reportedly deteriorated while in Tihar Jail. Nachan, who was arrested last year for alleged links to the ISIS Maharashtra module, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke about three days ago, according to a senior officer from a central agency.

“He was rushed to a government hospital in Delhi after his health deteriorated due to what appears to be a hemorrhagic stroke inside Tihar,” the officer told mid-day. Sources from Padgha village informed mid-day that Nachan’s son and son-in-law are currently in Delhi, exploring options to shift the ailing senior citizen to a private hospital for better medical treatment. “They may move the court seeking permission to transfer him to a private facility,” the source said.

mid-day attempted to contact officials at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Tihar Jail, but none were willing to comment on Nachan’s medical status. Nachan is known by several aliases, including Raveesh, Saquib, and Khalid.