VIJAYAWADA: The CBI on Tuesday submitted its investigation report in the Dr Sudhakar case in a sealed cover to the high court. Responding to a query from the HC whether it has any objection to giving a copy of the report to the amicus curie in the case, the CBI said it has no objection and agreed to supply a copy.
The high court has appointed senior counsel P Veera Reddy as amicus curie in the case. The court, however, declined to supply a copy of the report to the Visakhapatnam police at this stage.
The HC had earlier ordered a CBI inquiry into the manner in which Dr Sudhakar was arrested by Visakhapatnam police, taking suo moto cognizance of a letter written by TDP leader V Anitha. The 52-year-old, who passed away on May 21 this year due to cardiac arrest, was forcefully taken into custody by cops for allegedly obstructing cops from performing their duties.
He was working as an anaesthesiologist at Narsipatnam government hospital when he was suspended for alleging doctors and medical staff were not being provided with safety gear during the first wave of Covid-19. He was later sent to a mental health hospital in Visakhapatnam. He even filed a petition from the hospital alleging he was being given high doses of medication which could cause serious health complications.
