New Delhi: Indian Mujahideen terrorist Yasin Bhatkal, lodged in Tihar Jail, has sought Unani medicine instead of allopathic medicine for treatment of his health problems.
Making this request in a letter to the jail administration, he has said that he trusted Unani medicine more than allopathic medicine. His request is currently being considered by the jail administration.
Bhatkal has been involved in bomb blasts in many states of the country. He has also played a role in the serial bomb blasts in Delhi in 2008. In 2013, he was arrested from the India-Nepal border and has been lodged in Tihar Jail since then.
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At present, he has been kept in the high risk ward of Tihar Jail No. 2. Terrorists and notorious criminals are kept here. Underworld don Chhota Rajan is also locked in this place.
Tihar sources said that Bhatkal always had faith in Unani treatment. While he was absconding, he himself lived disguised as a Unani doctor. Even after being put in jail, he trusts Unani medicine more than allopathic medicine.
According to the jail administration, he does not have any serious illness, but even for his common ailments, he wants to get himself treated with Unani medicines.
