Cash-for-vote scam: Amar Singh's bail plea deferred till September 15

NEW DELHI: The Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh's bail petition in the cash-for-votes scam till September 15.

The Tees Hazari Court of Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal on Tuesday asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to submit a full report on Amar Singh's health by September 14 after his lawyer claimed that Tihar Jail officials had sent a misleading report.

Singh, who is suffering from kidney-related problems, has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a rise in creatinine level in his body.

Singh is seeking interim bail from a Delhi court on medical grounds. Creatinine is a fairly reliable indicator of a person's kidney functioning.

Singh, 55, was admitted in the private ward of AIIMS at around 8pm on Monday, Tihar Jail spokesman Gupta said. A panel of doctors at Tihar jail examined Singh, found his creatinine level high and decided to refer him for admission in AIIMS, Tihar sources said.

Dr S Gupta, head of the Nephrology of AIIMS, is attending on Singh. Singh was arrested on September 6 in connection with the cash-for-vote scam.