Excise policy case: Delhi HC calls for medical report on Arun Pillai while hearing interim bail plea

The Delhi High Court has requested a medical status report from jail authorities for Hyderabad businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai, arrested in connection with the ED probe into the scrapped excise policy. Pillai, 51, seeks eight weeks' interim bail on medical grounds due to severe back pain. His plea states that despite a year of treatment, his condition is worsening. \r

An MRI revealed "multilevel degenerative disc disease," and doctors recommended physiotherapy. Pillai now wishes to undergo 21 days of Panchkarma Therapy at Pratheeksha Ayurvedic Clinic in Kerala, citing past effectiveness and fewer side effects. \r

The court has asked for an updated medical report from the jail superintendent to assess his condition and treatment.