Sunday, July 5, 2020

Former MLA Mahendra Yadav, Convicted for Sikh riots, Dies of Corona, Bail Plea Rejected Three Days Ago



Former MLA Mahendra Singh Yadav, convicted of 1984 Sikh Riots in Delhi and Mahendra Singh Yadav, has died of Coronavirus. The 70-year-old Yadav was serving a 10-year sentence in Delhi's Mandoli jail.

On 1st July, the Supreme Court (SC) refused to grant bail to former MLA Mahendra Yadav. Yadav had sought interim bail from the Supreme Court on the grounds of being Covid-19 positive and older.

Supreme Court refuses to listen

Mahendra Singh Yadav has been sentenced to ten years in the case. The Supreme Court had said that we cannot hear this petition without any complaint or charge on treatment. The relatives of a patient are not allowed to go to the hospital.

'Family has no complaints about treatment'

The court said that this is a general rule and an order to the contrary cannot be issued. Justice Indira Banerjee, while hearing in the case, said that every effort is being made to treat the petitioner. Her family has no complaints related to treatment. There is no other specific suggestion of the family that they would like to take.

Admitted after complaining of stomach ache

Significantly, in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence case, former MLA Mahendra Yadav, who was lodged in Mandoli jail, was found corona infected. He was admitted to the Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital by the jail administration after complaining of stomach ache. When he was tested for Kovid-19 in the hospital, the report came back positive. He was referred to the Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP) when his condition deteriorated.


https://www.tv9bharatvarsh.com/india/1984-sikh-riots-convict-former-mla-mahendra-yadav-dies-of-corona-sc-dismisses-bail-plea-242941.html

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