Former Tripura minister Badal Chowdhury accused in PWD scam falls in jail, injured

Former Tripura PWD minister, Badal Chowdhury who is accused in a scam and locked up in judicial custody injured himself after falling in the jail. He has been admitted in the hospital and his condition is said to be stable.

Agartala (Tripura): Senior CPI(M) leader Badal Chowdhury, who is in judicial custody in a corruption case, was injured after he slipped and fell in the washroom of jail, officials said on Monday.

Chowdhury, who was the Minister of Public Works Department during the erstwhile Left Front government in Tripura, fell in the washroom late on Saturday night and informed the jailer the next day when the pain did not subside.

The 68-year-old leader was then admitted to the trauma centre of the GB Pant Hospital here, officials said. Doctors attending him said he suffered an injury near his collar bone and his condition is stable.

Chowdhury was arrested on October 30 last year from a private hospital where he was admitted. He was accused of being involved in the Rs 638.40 crore PWD scam that allegedly
took place in 2008-09.