Delhi court seeks details from Rohini jail on treatment provided to COVID-19 patient

A Delhi court has directed Jail Superintendent of Rohini prison to file a detailed report about treatment being provided to an accused re who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Additional Sessions Judge Neelofer Abida Parveen passed directions on Saturday while hearing bail application by accused and sought report by June 3, next date of hearing.

jail official has been asked to provide a detailed report about health condition of accused, as well as treatment provided to him.

report will also highlight wher accused has been kept in an isolation ward or has been transferred to a hospital that has been tified as COVID-19 facility, court said.

According to bail application, accused is in judicial custody since April 27, 2019 and currently undergoing treatment in jail itself.

While opposing bail application, public prosecutor told court that since accused has been tested positive for COVID-19, he needs to be quarantined and t released on interim bail.

“Since accused lives in a single room with his parents and two sisters, it would t be possible for him to maintain social distancing,” he told court.

prosecutor furr added that accused lives in Nabi Karim, Paharganj, which is a designated hotspot/ containment zone for COVID-19.

According to reports, as many as 16 inmates and one jail staff of Rohini jail were found COVID positive.