BNP leader Salahuddin hospitalised again following complaints of severe chest pain

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has once again been hospitalised in India’s Shillong, barely two days after he was discharged.

He was on Wednesday sent to 14 days judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court.

But after Ahmed complained of severe chest pain on Thursday, jail authorities got him admitted to the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGIHMS).

Doctors at NEIGIHMS on Tuesday afternoon discharged Ahmed, describing his health condition as stable.

East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police M Kharkrang said, "Ahmed was taken to NEIGIHMS after he repeatedly complained of chest pain and other health problems last evening."

The hospital authorities had in writing suggested that Ahmed should be given medical treatment whenever he complained of chest pain.

Ahmed's lawyer SP Mahanta had told the court on Wednesday that his client was suffering from chest pain and sleeplessness since Tuesday when he was discharged from the same hospital.

A frail-looking Ahmed had also said the same to judge KML Nongbri who directed the investigation officer to provide him medical treatment. 

The Meghalaya police arrested the former Bangladesh state minister in Shillong on May 11 for illegally crossing the border into India.

He was admitted to the high security ward of Shillong Civil Hospital and was later moved to the ICU at NEIGIHMS on May 20 after his arrest.

The Meghalaya police will be submitting a report on Ahmed's arrest on Friday when his bail application is also likely to be taken up for hearing.