The case of the poet and Elgar Parishad charged Varavara Rao, a COVID-19 patient, who was rushed to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday for neurological and urological treatment, an official said. (File photo)
The case of the poet and Elgar Parishad charged Varavara Rao, a COVID-19 patient, who was rushed to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday for neurological and urological treatment, an official said.
Rao, 80, had been receiving treatment at St George’s State Hospital in South Mumbai since Thursday after being
positive coronavirus test.
During the treatment for COVID-19, the doctors found that his condition was stable, but they also observed that he had neurological problems.
problems, the official said.
Neurologists at the J J State Hospital reviewed him Friday and diagnosed him delirious, a
said the hospital official.
Delirium is a highly disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and inconsistency,
which occurs in intoxication, fever, and other disorders.
As he required neurological and urological treatment, he was transferred to the private Nanavati hospital in the early morning.
Sunday hours, the official said.
While at St George Hospital, Rao responded well to COVID-19 treatment and her chest X-ray and ECG were normal, she said, adding that she also underwent a CT scan.
Rao, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was admitted to the J J Hospital on Monday and then
she was transferred to St George’s Hospital after having a positive coronavirus test.
Housed in Taloja prison in neighboring Navi Mumbai in judicial custody, Rao was admitted to the J J Hospital after
His family members and several writers and activists asked the Maharashtra government to immediately transfer him to the hospital for treatment, citing his deteriorating health.
Rao’s relatives in Telangana asked the prison authorities to provide him with immediate medical attention, alleging
that when he contacted them last week, he was in a “delusional and mind-blowing state.”
He was behind bars for about 22 months and had approached the NIA special court seeking a medical bond.
reasons and the prevailing situation in COVID-19.
On Monday, he filed two petitions in the Bombay High Court, seeking temporary bail due to his poor health and a
instructions to prison authorities to submit your medical records and admit you to a state or private hospital.
Rao and nine other activists were arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, which was initially investigated.
by the Pune police and then transferred to the National Investigative Agency (NIA).
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