Jailed Professor Hany Babu Hospitalised With Eye Infection, Tests Positive for COVID
His family has alleged that they were not informed about Babu s health condition.
Professor Hany Babu M.T. Photo: Twitter/@anilkumarmalli6
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Mumbai: Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu M.T., who was arrested last July in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has tested positive for COVID-19. He was first admitted to the JJ Hospital in Mumbai and later moved to GT Hospital. Babu, 55, developed an acute eye infection on May 3, since when his family and lawyers have been struggling to ensure that he is given proper medical care.
Hospitalized for eye infection, jailed prof Hany Babu tests COVID positive
In an earlier statement, Prof. Babu’s wife Jenny Rowena and his brothers said in a statement that Taloja jail authorities denied a follow-up treatment for his eye infection.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 14th May 2021 12:24 pm IST (Photo: Carvaan)
Mumbai: Delhi university professor and an undertrial prisoner in the Elgar Parishad case, Hany Babu on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 after he was hospitalized for an acute eye infection, his family said.
Prof. Hany Babu was first taken to JJ hospital for his eye treatment after his wife and two brothers alleged in a letter that he was denied treatment for his eye infection.