NRHM scam: Jailed IAS officer develops tumour

Ghaziabad: Senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla, arrested for being allegedly involved in the multi-crore NRHM scam and presently lodged at Dasna prison, has developed a tumour in his spinal cord, jail authorities said today. Senior medical experts have been rushed to the hospital to examine Shukla’s condition, jail superintendent Viresh Raj Sharma said. The jailor said that Shukla was feeling uneasy in his barrack and was shifted on Sunday night.[caption id=“attachment_316320” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Not all clean with NRHM. Image courtesy PIB”]  [/caption] A special CBI court had on 17 May remanded Shukla to judicial custody for 14 days. Special CBI judge AK Singh remanded the IAS officer in judicial custody, rejecting the CBI’s plea for three more days of his custody for further interrogation. Singh had fixed 28 May as the next date of hearing. Shukla was arrested on 10 May by the CBI for alleged bungling in upgradation of 89 district hospitals under NRHM programme causing a loss of nearly Rs 22.5 crore to the exchequer. He was held from Lucknow airport while he was going to Delhi for some treatment. PTI