The Tihar jail authorities’ documents showed that the AAP MP Sanjay Singh has gained almost six kg weight throughout his six-month-long jail term. The document also showed signs of improvement in health during his jail tenure. This comes amid the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lost over 4 kgs in prison which the Tihar jail refuted the claim and shared Sanjay Singh’s medical report which showed improvement in his health while he was in jail.
From October 2023 to April 2024, Singh’s body weight increased from 76 kg to 82 kg and his blood sugar levels went down from 153/103 to 136/70 mm Hg, according to the document.
In December 2023, two months into serving his term his weight increased to 79.9 kg while his BP was recorded at 128/80. Singh's weight showed an increase again during his January checkup. This time it stood at 80 kg with 120/86.
Singh's weight reached 81 kg in February followed by 82 kg in March. During this time his BP was recorded at 132/82. During his last medical checkup at the Tihar Jail on March 28 this year, his weight was recorded at 82 kg while BP stood at 136/70.
Singh was lodged in Tihar Jail following his arrest in the liquor policy case and the Supreme Court had, while granting him bail, set the condition that he would not make any public statement regarding the case. Earlier in March, a Delhi court directed the authorities concerned to provide a healthy and nutritious diet and bottled drinking water to Singh after the MP alleged he was not provided basic amenities like clean drinking water, proper diet and hygienic living conditions at places of his stay during production before courts outside Delhi.
Earlier, After Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sent to judicial custody in Tihar, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including his’s wife Sunita, claimed that the Delhi Chief Minister’s weight has decreased rapidly, and has lost 4.5 kg since his arrest on March 21 in the Delhi liquor policy case.
On arrival on 01.04.2024, Arvind Kejriwal was examined by two Doctors and all vitals were normal. Also, his weight has been constant at 65 Kg, since he arrived in jail and to date. Home-cooked food is being provided as per the Court order. His vital statistics are normal," said Tihar jail management in its statement on Wednesday.
Atishi claimed at the press conference, the Chief Minister had, since his arrest, lost 4.5-kg weight, which could lead to severe complications for a person with diabetes. “Ever since Mr. Kejriwal was arrested, there has been a serious threat to his health. When he was in ED custody, his sugar levels dropped thrice. His sugar levels once dropped to 46 mg/dL, which could be life-threatening,” she said.
