The High Court here on Friday directed the city government to tell how many trained physiotherapists are required in three prisons here. This came after the court was informed that there was not even a single physiotherapist in the jails.
Justice Mukta Gupta directed the Secretary of Health Department, Delhi government, to find out the number of physiotherapists required in Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli jails while keeping in mind number of inmates requiring the treatment. The court passed the directions while hearing a plea of Jagtar Singh Hawara, undergoing life sentence for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab CM Beant Singh.
Hawara, who is lodged in the Tihar jail, has sought special facilities for treatment of his back pain and other spinal problems.
