‘Savukku’ Shankar undergoes medical check-up at CMCH
YouTuber A. Shankar alias ‘Savukku’ Shankar, arrested in multiple cases, was taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for a medical examination on Thursday based on a report from three lawyers and an orthopaedician empanelled by the Coimbatore District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), who visited the prison to check his condition on Tuesday.
Based on the report, the fourth judicial magistrate, Coimbatore, on Wednesday had directed the prison authorities to take him to CMCH on Thursday for a check up.
Meanwhile, his counsel S. Gopalakrishnan claimed that the “treatment for fracture” arms that Mr. Shankar was assaulted by the sta at the Coimbatore prison on the night of his remand on May 4.
The counsel claimed that two cracks were shown in the ◣-ray done on his right forearm, which, according to him, was the result of the assault in the prison on May 4.
His right forearm has been bandaged with plaster of Paris, for which a review examination will be done on May 13. The cybercrime police on Thursday submitted before the fourth judicial magistrate seeking adjournment in a petition seeking Mr. Shankar’s custody on May 13. The police seeking adjournment in a custody petition is very rare, said Mr. Gopalakrishnan. According to the counsel, Mr. Shankar has been served copies of documents with regard to his arrest in ve cases so far.
The counsel claimed that Mr. Shankar was apprehended by the Coimbatore police from Theni at 1.30 a.m. on May 4. However, the Theni police booked him for possession of ganja after 8 a.m., which shows that it is a fabricated case.