Amar Singh admitted in AIIMS

A panel of doctors at Tihar jail examined Singh,found his creatinine level high.

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh,arrested for his alleged role in 2008 cash-for-vote scam,was admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday night following a rise in creatinine level in his body,Tihar jail spokesman Sunil Gupta said.

Creatinine is a fairly reliable indicator of a person’s kidney functioning.

Singh,55,was admitted in the private ward of AIIMS at around 8 pm,Gupta said.

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“Since his creatinine level was high,we decided to shift him to AIIMS”,he added.

A panel of doctors at Tihar jail examined Singh,found his creatinine level high and decided to refer him for admission in AIIMS,Tihar sources said.

Dr S Gupta,head of the Nephrology of AIIMS, is attending on Singh.

Singh,former Samajwadi Party general secretary,has been in Tihar jail since his arrest on September 6 in connection with the cash-for-vote scam.

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Earlier in the day,Tihar jail authorities,quoting a report on his medical status,told a special court here that health parameters of Amar Singh are “stable and normal”.

Singh is seeking interim bail from a Delhi court on medical ground.

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