Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad, serving sentences in fodder scam cases and out on provisional bail, arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, 23 May, to undergo treatment for heart-related problems.
The former Bihar chief minister, who has been granted a six-week bail by the Jharkhand High Court, reached the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Mumbai on a wheelchair.
He was accompanied by his daughter Misa Bharti, son Tej Prtap Yadav and daughter-in-law Aishwarya.
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Prasad (69), who had undergone a bypass surgery a few years ago, has sought an appointment with renowned heart surgeon Ramakant Panda at the Asian Heart Institute, sources close to his family told PTI.
From Mumbai, the RJD chief is scheduled to leave for Bengaluru for consultations with experts at the GBS Global Medical Institute for kidney-related problems.
Prasad suffers from many ailments, including high blood pressure and diabetes.
The former Bihar chief minister has been in jail since 23 December, after being sentenced in a fodder scam case. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to jail in two more fodder scam cases.
(With PTI inputs.)
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