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How will he get the care he needs if he's sent back to jail: GN Saibaba's wife

The 90% disabled, wheelchair-bound professor's wife said that before his arrest Saibaba's both hands were working properly.

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A day after the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court cancelled the temporary bail of Delhi University professor Dr GN Saibaba, his wife on Thursday expressed her apprehension about the further deterioration of her husband's health.

The visibly bold-looking Vasantha could not control her emotions at a press conference in Delhi. She said her husband is in a better position today because of her sincere effort to provide him adequate treatment.

The 90% disabled, wheelchair-bound professor's wife said that before his arrest Saibaba's both hands were working properly, but due to his over-14-month incarceration in the high security anda cell in Nagpur Central jail, his left hand is now barely functioning.

"I would like to sue the people responsible for his worsening health... He needs absolute care and attention. How will that be possible if he goes back to jail?" she asked. She expressed her anguish over the high court order which ignored the English professor's health and said that besides physiotherapy for his physical disability, Saibaba has been getting treatment for high blood pressure, heart ailment and also for the stones in both of his kidneys and the gall bladder.

The family had to shift to Vasant Kunj near the Spinal Injury Centre for Saibaba's frequent treatment for his spinal problem. Recounting the Maharashtra police raid at their house earlier, Vasantha said, "Raids were conducted at our house without any search warrant. My husband was fighting for the rights of poor tribals in Chhattisgarh, which has resulted him to be linked with Maoists."

On Wednesday, the high court rejected Saibaba's plea for regular bail and directed him to surrender within 48 hours before the court concerned. Meanwhile, civil rights activists and eminent academicians from the Delhi University have criticised the court order terming it as "prejudice" and saying "the judiciary needs accountability for such type of orders". Regarding the court's notice to writer Arundhati Roy's article over Saibaba's arrest, they said, "It is an attack on the civil liberties."

Last June, the Mumbai police had arrested him for his alleged links with Maoists after questioning him more than four times at his residence. A division bench headed by Bombay High Court chief justice had granted him interim bail which was again extended in September till December.

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