Vikram Kothari Seeks Permission For Home-cooked Food, Says Suffering From 21 Ailments

Lucknow, February 26: In an application before a Central Bureau of Investigation court, Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari sought permission to get home-cooked food and routine medical check during the inte

Lucknow, February 26: In an application before a Central Bureau of Investigation court, Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari sought permission to get home-cooked food and routine medical check during the interrogation. He said that he is 70-year-old and is suffering from 21 ailments.

Kothari was sent to 11-day CBI custody in Delhi on Saturday following a complaint by Bank of Baroda for allegedly cheating six financial institutions for Rs 3,695 crore. The principal exposure of the banks regarding the loan is Bank of India Rs 754.77 crore, Bank of Baroda Rs 456.63 crore, Overseas Bank of India Rs 771.07 crore, Union Bank of India Rs 458.95 crore, Allahabad Bank Rs 330.68 crore, Bank of Maharashtra 49.82 crore and Oriental Bank of Commerce Rs 97.47 crore, the agency said.

According to a report in the Times of India, the applicant has been suffering from chronic dibetes for over 20 years, which has affected kidneys and eye sight. “The applicant is suffering from fluctuating blood pressure, cervical disease, spinal injury, knee problem, nerve problem, hypertension, anaemia, severe motor neuropathy in lower limbs,” Kothari’s application saif.

He claimed that he has had fever on unknown origin, dehydration and peripheral neuropathy and substantiated it by attaching medical reports from Mumbai, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh hospitals. The CBI court accepted Kothari’s appeal for special medical attention.

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Kothari’s lawyers have alleged that he was kept in illegal confinement for four days. “The applicant has undergone severe stress due to his illegal confinement over the past 4 days. This has had an obvious and apparent impact on his medical condition…The medical condition of the applicant needs constant medical attention and monitoring, especially since he is chronic diabetic,” it added.

The CBI had filed the case against Vikram, his wife Sadhana and Rahul, and unidentified bank officials.