Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 8: High Court today directed for shifting of Advocate Raman Wazir to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi.
When the petition came-up for hearing, Principal, Government Medical College, Jammu made a statement in the open court that although the medical tests conducted upon Advocate Raman Wazir appeared to be normal, yet neurologically he is in a semi-conscious state and he is not fit for making a statement.
He, however, stated that he had a brief interaction with the patient and has come to know that patient has pain in his legs, abdomen and head and that he does not know how he reached Chandigarh. He further stated that no apparent injury has been found on his body. The Principal further stated that Poison Detection Facility is not available at Jammu, therefore, in his opinion the patient requires to be referred to AIIMS at New Delhi.
On this, Justice Tashi Rabstan observed, “since it has been advised to refer the patient to AIIMS at New Delhi, Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, New Delhi is impleaded as party respondent to the petition”, adding “since the missing Advocate Raman Wazir has been recovered by the Police, the purpose of present habeas corpus has been achieved and the SIT is, accordingly, dissolved”.
However, keeping in view the concern of family members of Advocate Raman Wazir and the Members of the Bar that there is some foul play in his mysterious disappearance, High Court directed IGP Jammu to enquire how Advocate Raman Wazir has disappeared; under which circumstances he reached Chandigarh and what happened during the period he remained untraced.
The IGP has also been directed to check the recording of CCTVs installed in and around Shop No.26, Sector 11, Chandigarh to know whether it was Advocate Raman Wazir or somebody else who had accessed the e-mail, the reference of which has been given in the status report.
“During investigation if the police feel to interrogate any person, the police would be at liberty to interrogate any such person whosoever influential he may be and take action strictly in accordance with law”, High Court directed, adding the Incharge SIT shall hand over complete record of investigation to the concerned police agency forthwith, which shall start investigating the whole episode from today itself.
The DGP was directed to provide full-proof security to the patient till he is admitted at AIIMS, New Delhi. He was further directed to provide security to the family members of Raman Wazir at Jammu. However, security to family members shall depend upon the outcome of investigation.