New delhi sources stated that P chidambaram, the former finance minister, on Thursday complained that he has not been given a pillow and chair in Tihar Jail where he has been lodged since September 5 in connection with INX Media case. Meanwhile on Thursday, a CBI court in delhi extended chidambaram’s judicial custody till October 3 as the investigation agency sought an extension of his remand.
Furthermore the Congress leader’s lawyer Kapil Sibal told top court: “He doesn’t have a chair in the cell… there is no pillow for the bed, this is causing back pain. There were 2-3 chairs outside where wardens etc would sit and I would also sit. Then these were taken away.” Reportedly Sibal also moved an application on behalf of chidambaram seeking regular medical check-up and adequate supplementary diet during judicial custody in Tihar Jail and he requested the court to allow chidambaram to be medically examined in All india Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).