It Was A 'Restless' 1st Night In Tihar Jail For Kejriwal: 'Low Sugar, Less Sleep'

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to judicial custody in the money laundering case linked to excise policy case after which he spent his first night in Tihar jail on Monday.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to judicial custody in the excise policy case

Source : PTI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal paced up and down in his 14X8 feet cell as he spent his first night in Tihar jail after being remanded in judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy case, reported news agency PTI. He could manage to sleep for a while, said the prison officials, adding that his sugar level has been low. 

The first sitting Chief Minister to be jailed in the country was brought to Tihar on Monday at 4 pm and was medically examined before being sent to his cell where he stayed alone, said the prison officials, as per the PTI report. 

His sugar level was below 50 when he was brought to Tihar and was given medicines on the advice of the doctors, the official said. 

The Delhi CM has been kept in jail number two in the Asia's largest prison. His wife and children are likely to meet him on Tuesday, the report added. 

He was given tea with two biscuits in the afternoon and was served home-cooked meal for dinner, reported the news agency quoting source as saying, adding that he had been given a mattress, blanket, and two pillows. 

Kejriwal slept on a cement platform for some time and was seen walking in his cell later in the night, the report added. 

On Tuesday morning also, his sugar levels remained low and he is under the watch of the Tihar jail doctors. Till his sugar level comes to normal, he will be allowed to have home-cooked food in lunch and dinner daily. 

In the morning, the AAP national convener meditated in his cell after which he was served tea and two biscuits, as per the report quoting sources. 

According to the rules, Kejriwal has given a list of six people whom he would like to meet including his wife, their son and daughter, his private secretary Bibhav Kumar and AAP general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak. He requested three books — Ramayana, Mahabharata, and 'How Prime Ministers Decide' — which were provided to him. He has also been allowed to keep a religious locket that he wears.