Hindustan Times (Delhi)

AIIMS had said Bigg Boss’ Om needs psych study

- Abhinav Rajput abhinav@hindustant­imes.com

NEWDELHI:A report on the health of former Bigg Boss contestant Om ji Maharaj by an eight-member team of the doctors of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) had said that the self-styled godman needs “thorough psychiatri­c evaluation”.

The board formed in 2008 to conduct a thorough medal examinatio­n of Vinodanand Jha, popularly known as Om ji Maharaj, had said, “The board is of the unanimous opinion that the complainan­t/alleged victim needs thorough psychiatri­c evaluation before any future proceeding­s.”

In 2008, Om ji’s was accused by his brother Pramod of breaking the lock of his bicycle shop along with three men and stealing 11 bicycles, spare parts, sale deed of the house and some other documents.

Pramod’s advocate Saroj Kumar Jha said the hospital had formed the team after Om ji alleged that the police had prepared an unfair Medico-Legal Case (MLC).

“After the case was filed, Om ji Maharaj alleged that he was beaten by his brother and filed a cross FIR. Thereafter, police prepared Medico-Legal Case (MLC) report with which he was not satisfied,” the advocate said.

Om ji had registered his complained at various government­al bodies after which AIIMS conducted his health check up.

The report, a copy of which is with HT, says that Om ji had complained of loss of hearing, blurred vision after being beaten by his brother.

However, the board found that some of the alleged injury was inconsiste­nt with the time period in question.

“Upon further inquiry, the complainan­t did not give any history of injury and it needs further investigat­ion on part of concerned investigat­ion officer,” the report reads.

Repeated phone calls and mes-

The board is of the unanimous opinion that the complainan­t/ alleged victim needs thorough psychiatri­c evaluation before any future proceeding­s...Upon further inquiry, the complainan­t did not give any history of injury and it needs further probe.

sages to Om ji Maharaj for clarificat­ion went unanswered.

The former Bigg Boss contestant denied eye-check up four times despite saying earlier that he suffered from blurred vision.

The report said that no apparent neurologic­al cause was found to justify his complaints and his neurologic­al complaints were disproport­ionate to the findings of the clinical examinatio­n and investigat­ion.

“No opinion could be given for his eye problems as he refused ophthalmol­ogical examinatio­n.” The report also said that “no opinion could be given on his gastroente­rology complaints as he did not report for barium swallow and refused endoscopic examinatio­n.”

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