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Elgar Parishad case | Arrested activists being systematically denied medical treatment, claim family members

The family members of activists arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case claimed they were “systematically” denied medical treatment and the condition of activist Vernon Gonsalves was yet another act of “criminal negligence” of prison authorities.

Mr. Gonsalves, arrested for his alleged role in the case, was recently admitted to the state-run J.J. Hospital in Mumbai.

As per his lawyer, the activist he had been diagnosed with dengue and was on oxygen support.

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