Abhijit Iyer Mitra Admitted To Capital Hospital

Bhubaneswar: Research scholar Abhijit Iyer Mitra, lodged in Jharpada Jail here, was admitted to the Capital Hospital here after he complained of acute stomach pain.

The authorities of Jharpada Jail informed the Commissionerate Police, which took him to the hospital.

After his first appearance before the House Committee of the State Assembly on October 23 for his anti-Odisha remarks, the Saheed Nagar police had arrested Abhijit the same day and produced him before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court in Bhubaneswar, which remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days till November 5.

The police had later sent him to Jharpada jail.

On October 25, Konark Police had taken Abhijit on a four-day remand to interrogate him over his derogatory remarks against the Sun Temple and his aerial tour to Konark.

The House Committee on October 23 had asked Abhijit to appear in person on November 2 and submit an affidavit. Acting on the directive of the committee, he had appeared on November 2. But as failed to submit the affidavit, the panel asked him to appear again the following day with the affidavit, which he did.

The Odisha Assembly had granted pardon to Abhijit on November 7 following the recommendation of the House Committee in its report.