July 17, 2026 10:31 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India's Rail Revolution Begins: First Hydrogen train hits the tracks | Tragedy in Bengal: Two children among three killed as train hits school van | Europe's killer heatwave claims nearly 10,000 lives, UN sounds global alarm | 'Why introduce a new language in Class 9?' Supreme Court questions Centre's policy | 'Save Sonam Wangchuk's life': Delhi High Court to Centre as hunger strike enters Day 19 | Atul Kulkarni observes one-day fast in support of Sonam Wangchuk, urges Centre to initiate dialogue | Argentina stun England with late rally to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final | 'He could die in two days': Delhi HC plea seeks force-feeding of Sonam Wangchuk as fast enters Day 18 | 'Tonight's defeat is hard to take': Emmanuel Macron reacts after France crash out of World Cup, congratulates Spain | Spain cruise past France to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final with clinical 2-0 victory

Ex-Indian Finance Miniter P Chidambaram taken to AIIMS for medical check-up

| @indiablooms | Oct 05, 2019, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram who is currently lodged in the Tihar jail was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here for medical check-up as he complained of stomach pain.

Former finance minister was taken to AIIMS at around 1400 hours, where he met and consulted concerned doctors at a room in the old private ward block.

His check up was conducted and following which he was suggested treatment and was brought back to the prison by evening time, sources said.

The former minister is currently lodged in the Tihar Prisons since September 5 under judicial custody in the INX Media case.

As per court, Chidambaram should be taken to a hospital for a medical check-up in case he requests for one.  

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.