Navjot Singh Sidhu has been in jail for nearly 24 hours, as of Saturday night. Nonetheless, he has no longer had a morsel to devour at some stage in this era, in keeping along side his authorized official HPS Verma.
On Friday night, after surrendering, he refused to devour dinner supplied by the Patiala jail authorities as he is allergic to wheat, his authorized official said.
Lawyer HPS Verma has appealed within the Patiala courtroom that meals be supplied to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu as per his effectively being constraints. Nonetheless, there has been no response from the authorities yet.
“I for certain were sitting within the courtroom for the reason that morning, looking out forward to jail authorities to advance. But no one has come to this level,” he said.
WHY IS SIDHU IN JAIL?
The Supreme Court docket sentenced used Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to a one-yr jail duration of time on Thursday in a 1988 highway rage case.
The Supreme Court docket had earlier allowed the evaluate of its May well well additionally 2018 expose exonerating him within the 34-yr-aged highway rage case, at some stage in which Patiala resident Gurnam Singh had died.
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1988
The case pertains to the loss of life of a man, Patiala resident Gurnam Singh, in December 1988 after Sidhu and a authentic friend allegedly assaulted him in a highway rage incident.
On December 27, 1988, Sidhu and Rupinder Singh Sandhu purportedly parked their Gypsy within the heart of the highway come the Sheranwala Gate crossing in Patiala. When 65-yr-aged Gurnam Singh reached the place of dwelling in a automobile, he asked them to plug aside.
Sidhu then beat up Singh. He additionally allegedly removed Singh’s automobile keys earlier than fleeing so he couldn’t receive medical motivate.