A day after being arrested West Bengal Forest minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was rushed to hospital after he fainted during a hearing, doctors monitoring his health said on Saturday that his condition was stable.

Mallick was remanded to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for 10 days by a court in Kolkata following his arrest by the central agency in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam.

“The minister had a good sleep in the night. He made no complaints regarding experiencing any uneasiness,” a senior doctor, who is part of the team monitoring Mallick’s health condition, at the hospital told PTI.

“Mallick has been admitted with an initial diagnosis of hyperglycaemia, renal impairment, dyselectrolytemia, and pre-syncope with a background of T2DM and hypertension,” the hospital said in a bulletin on Friday night.

Mallick underwent a CT scan, MRI, and blood tests, the doctors said.

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The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta Tanumoy Karmakar on Friday granted the ED’s plea for custody of the minister and remanded him to the central agency’s custody for 10 days till November 5. As Mallick fainted in the courtroom, the judge allowed to be treated at a hospital of his own choice, following which he could be shifted to Command Hospital in the city if required.

The ED said it needed to take Mallick into custody to question him in connection with the alleged ration scam, claiming that they have found his links with one Bakibur Rahaman, who is believed to be Mallick’s close aide, who was arrested nearly a fortnight ago in the case.

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