Delhi minister Satyendar Jain is seen in a car with what appears to be blood on his face.
Arvind Kejriwal, commenting on a widely-shared photo of arrested Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, today said the minister had been taken to hospital yesterday.
In the viral photo, Satyendar Jain, who is currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), is seen in a car with what appears to be blood on his face. It fueled speculation that he had an injury near his mouth.
"He is in ED custody and I cannot say much since we have no direct contact. I am in no position to make any comment on this. He was taken to hospital yesterday. Whatever happened in the hospital, when he was a little better, he was taken back," the Delhi Chief Minister said.
The photo of Satyender Jain, the Delhi Health Minister, has been widely circulated on social media and leaders of Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been posting comments in his support.
"The man who gave Delhi mohalla clinics," said one user.
A member of Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Vikas Yogi, said: "This is the man who made Mohalla clinics. He served people with honesty. You BJP people - God will teach you a lesson some day."
Another AAP leader, Sanjay Singh, wrote that the image was a "black mark" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Enforcement Directorate. "The country will never forgive you," he tweeted.
Satyendar Jain was arrested on May 30 by the Enforcement Directorate on money-laundering allegations. He will remain in ED custody will June 13 (Monday).
After Mr Jain's custody was extended, his lawyer claimed that he was suffering from post-COVID sleep apnea and had to be sent to the hospital as he was not feeling well.
Mr Jain was taken to hospital yesterday after his lawyer said he had post-Covid sleep apnea.
"Sleep apnea was one of the problems that he (Satyendar Jain) was facing since he recovered from COVID-19. When he came out of the court, he was not feeling well and was later sent to a hospital," Mr Jain's lawyer Rishikesh Kumar told a Delhi Court. He was reportedly taken to the hospital for a medical check-up.
Mr Kejriwal and AAP have accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of using probe agencies to target party leaders on fake charges.