Congress leader Navjot Sidhu admitted due to liver-related problems

Jailed Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu who was admitted to Chandigarhs PGIMER on Monday afternoon due to liverrelated problems is in a stable condition the medical facility saidHe underwent a medical examination at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Researchs hepatology department in the morningIn the afternoon Sidhu was admitted to the PGIMER where he had been brought under heavy security from the Patiala prisonIn the evening PGIMER issued a statement saying Sidhu has been kept under observation and is stableFormer Indian cricketer Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu has been admitted in hepatology ward Nehru Hospital Extension PGIMER Chandigarh due to liverrelated problems and requires further evaluationAlso Read 1988 road rage case Supreme Court imposes oneyear jail term on Navjot Singh SidhuHe has been kept under observation and is stable now the statement said quoting Professor Virender Singh head of the hepatology department at the hospitalThe former Punjab Congress chief was on May 20 sent to the Patiala central jail in a 1988 road rage death case He has been sentenced to oneyear rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme CourtAbout two weeks back Sidhu was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala for a medical examinationThe cricketerturnedpoliticians counsel H P S Verma recently said Sidhu had sought a special diet in prisonAccording to the counsel Sidhu cannot consume wheat sugar maida and some other food itemsHe can have berries papaya guava doubletoned milk and food items which do not have fibre and carbohydrates Verma had saidThe 58yearold Congress leader suffers from medical conditions like embolism and has a liver ailment In 2015 Sidhu had undergone treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis DVT at a hospital in DelhiDVT is caused by a blood clot in a deep vein which hinders the normal blood flowThe apex court had sentenced Sidhu in the 34yearold case saying any undue sympathy in imposing an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system and undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of lawA 65yearold man named Gurnam Singh had died in the incidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever