Senior IAS Vinay Kumar Chaubey, admitted in judicial custody in RIMS in the liquor scam case, is suffering from a serious illness. He has kidney related problem along with high blood pressure. He was shifted from Birsa Munda Central Jail to RIMS after his health deteriorated on the evening of May 22. He has been admitted to room number 11 on the second floor of the paying ward. On Thursday, Dr. Rishi Tuhin Gudiya of the Medicine Department sent blood and urine samples of Choubey for examination, looking at his health condition. RIMS in-charge Public Relations Officer Dr. Rajiv Ranjan has said that many pathology reports have come this morning. Based on the report, the RIMS management has asked Dr. Pragya Pant Ghosh, HOD of the Nephrology Department, to give consultation. Because the report has revealed many irregularities related to kidney function. He said that the line of treatment will be decided based on the further suggestion of Dr. Pragya Pant Ghosh. Here, Jail IG Sudarshan Mandal was asked whether any member of the family has been appointed as attendant in view of Vinay Kumar Choubeys illness. In response, he cited the jail manual and said that there is no provision for attendant. Meeting is allowed once a week. However, till now the RIMS management is not in a position to tell whether Vinay Kumar Choubey can be treated in RIMS itself or there will be a need to shift him to a bigger centre outside. According to the information, when he was admitted to RIMS on May 22, his wife had brought dinner. Even today morning, food was brought from his home. He is being given home-cooked food as per the doctors advice. In fact, on May 20, the ACB team brought IAS Vinay Kumar Choubey from his home to the office. After being questioned for a few hours here, he was arrested in the evening. He was sent to jail after being produced in the court the same day. The ACB alleges that while serving as the secretary of the excise department, he had caused a loss of about Rs 38 crore to the state by rigging the implementation of Jharkhand Excise Policy 2022 and the selection of placement agency. So far, a total of five people, including four officers, have been arrested in this case.

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