Amit Shah hospitalised

GANDHINAGAR - Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a key accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, was admitted to a government hospital in Ahmedabad Tuesday evening following medical complications.

Shah, who is in Sabarmati prison, had undergone a minor incision in the jail hospital Monday following an abscess.

According to jail officials, a decision was taken to move him to the hospital following some complications since he is also a diabetic.

“The clearance procedure took time and he was admitted to the hospital where he is undergoing treatment,” a hospital source said.

Shah was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation July 25.