Patna News: According to the Patna district administration, a post-mortem investigation of the body of BJP leader Vijay Kumar Singh, who passed away last week while participating in the party’s Bihar Vidhan Sabha march, indicated that his death was due to heart illness and consequences from it. According to the authorities, party general secretary for the Jehanabad district Vijay Singh was carried unconscious on July 13 to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), where he passed away. His body bore no signs of trauma.
BJP Claims Manipulation of Autopsy Report
However, the BJP insisted that Singh passed away after being struck with a lathi and claimed that the post-mortem result was “manipulated”. “The postmortem report that was made available by Patna Medical College Hospital. A histopathological examination was conducted by the institute to ascertain the exact cause of death of Singh. After a detailed analysis of the report, the medical board concluded that the death of Singh was caused due to heart disease and other complications related to it,” the district administration said in a statement late on Thursday night. The BJP official passed out between 1:22 and 1:27 PM in the Chajju Bagh area, according to the statement, while the lathi charge took place at the Dak Bungalow junction. However, the BJP branded the postmortem examination report as “manipulated” and sought a high-level independent investigation.
BJP Leader Alleges Post-Mortem Manipulation
“Vijay Singh died due to police lathi charge. The post-mortem report is totally manipulated. We demand a high-level independent enquiry into the medical report prepared by the PMCH,” Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Vijay Kumar Sinha, told PTI. He said that Singh’s post-mortem examination report was created in accordance with instructions from the state health department’s senior brass. “This is not the first case. Officials of the health department concluded two murder cases in Vaishali and Lakhisarai as cases of heart ailments,” alleged Sinha.
RJD Refutes BJP’s Claims, Calls for End to Politicization of Leader’s Death
Tejashwi Yadav, a prominent RJD figure and deputy chief minister of Bihar, is in charge of health policy. Reacting to Sinha’s allegations, RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary said, “The post-mortem report has established that Singh did not die due to police lathi-charge. The charge levelled by the BJP was baseless. Now, BJP leaders should stop politicising the death of Singh. We all are saddened over his death.” The Vidhan Sabha march began in the Gandhi Maidan and ended a few km from the assembly grounds. It was arranged in support of protests against the state government’s teacher recruitment policy. In addition to using batons, the police also employed water cannons and burst tear gas shells to disperse the BJP members who attempted to scale the barriers.
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