Overview
- Jail authorities rushed the former IPS officer to Deoria’s medical college late Tuesday after he reported chest pain, and doctors referred him to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur before sending him to Lucknow for advanced care.
- BRD Medical College’s chief medical superintendent Dr BN Shukla said Thakur showed symptoms of a heart-related problem and was referred to Lucknow for specialized treatment.
- The New Indian Express, citing hospital sources, reported he is under treatment at SGPGIMS in Lucknow and his condition is unstable, with no official bulletin issued by the hospital.
- A Deoria court rejected his bail on January 6 and the Chief Judicial Magistrate later ordered his judicial remand to continue until January 21, with his lawyer preparing a regular bail plea before the district judge.
- The case stems from a July 25, 2025 FIR alleging cheating, forgery and conspiracy over a 1999 industrial-plot allotment (IPC Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B); the state transferred the probe to an SIT, and Thakur has publicly alleged political motive and the withholding of CCTV/DVR evidence.