Chautala shifted to AIIMS from RML hospital

New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Former Haryana Chief Minister OmPrakash Chautala, serving a 10-year jail term in the teachersrecruitment scam, was today shifted to AIIMS, two days afterhe was admitted to RML hospital following an inspection. The 81-year-old INLD chief has been admitted under DrRandeep Guleria, Head of Pulmonary Department, AIIMS, hospitalauthorities said. It is understood that Chautala has been shifted to thepremier institute after he complained of breathing problems. He was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital onAugust 27 and shifted to trauma ICU section a day later. HisTLC (Total Leukocyte Count) had increased a lot indicatingsome sort of infection. He is lodged in Tihar Jail and sources said he wasreferred to RML Hospital from the central jail dispensary. On January 22, 2013, a special CBI court had convictedand sentenced Chautala and his son Ajay along with sevenothers to 10-year jail term each for illegally recruiting3,206 junior teachers in 2000. PTI KND RCB IKARCB