Diabetic Delhi leader finally gets insulin jab in jail
By Nikhila Henry
Prison officials in the Indian capital have given Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal an insulin jab after his sugar level shot up, his party told the BBC.
Mr Kejriwal has been held in Tihar jail since his arrest on 21 March.
The authorities accuse the former anti-corruption crusader of being involved in a money laundering case – he has denied the charges.
His arrest just weeks before India began voting in a general election shocked many Indians.
Critics say the action against Mr Kejriwal and several other opposition parties in the run-up to the election is politically motivated and denies them a level playing field in the parliamentary election. The Indian government says the investigative agencies are just doing their work.
Mr Kejriwal, whose pre-trial detention was extended by a fortnight on Tuesday, is a diabetic and his detention has caused concern about his health among his supporters.
It has also started a war of words between his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), prison officials and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
