SC orders medical examination of YSRC rebel MP in sedition case

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B R Gavai directed a medical examination of rebel YSR Congress MP K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, arrested in a sedition case. The apex court said he shall be granted Y-category security as directed by the Delhi High Court earlier.

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday directed rebel YSR Congress MP K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, arrested in a sedition case, be taken to Army hospital at Secunderabad in Telangana for medical examination.

A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B R Gavai directed that Raju be kept at the Army hospital at Secunderabad till further orders.

It also directed that his medical examination be conducted in the presence of a judicial officer, to be appointed by Telangana High Court chief justice.

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The top court said that the medical examination of Raju will be video graphed and the report be sent in a sealed cover to the top court.

It said that a medical examination of Raju will be conducted by a board of three doctors headed by a chief of the Army hospital.

The apex court said he shall be granted Y-category security as directed by the Delhi High Court earlier.

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Raju had moved to the Delhi High Court last year for his security.

PTI