Chennai: Self-styled godman Shiva Shankar Baba, who was arrested for sexually abusing schoolgirls, was admitted to a hospital after developing sudden illness on Friday.
According to reports, he complained of ill-health and was found to have low blood pressure. He recently underwent angiogram. He was tested by the medical staff at the prison and subsequently shifted to the Government General Hospital, Chengalpattu. On doctorsâ advice, he was shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
Shiva Shankar Baba was earlier produced before the magistrate in Chengalpattu district and remanded in judicial custody for 15 days. The CB-CID police had requested one-week custody for inquiry.
Shiva Shankar Baba who absconded after police registered a case for sexually abusing school children, was arrested by the CB-CID in Delhi on Wednesday. During the court hearing at the Mahila Court, his supporters and those against him raised slogans.
Meanwhile, the CB-CID sealed a room he had used on the school premises. Further inquiries are on with two women who allegedly abetted him.