MUMBAI: Tribal rights activist and Elgar Parishad accused Stan Swamy passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 84.
Swamy was on ventilator support at the Holi Family Hospital in Mumbai after his health condition had deteriorated. The Jesuit priest had suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday and never regained consciousness. He passed away around 1.24pm on Monday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had on Sunday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government in the wake of a complaint alleging serious health condition of the imprisoned activist.
In the notice sent through the state’s chief secretary, the NHRC called upon him to ensure every possible effort is made to provide proper medical care and treatment to Swamy as part of life-saving measure and protection of his basic human rights.
Swamy and his co-accused in the Elgar case have repeatedly complained of inadequate health facilities at the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, where they were lodged as undertrials.
Swamy was on ventilator support at the Holi Family Hospital in Mumbai after his health condition had deteriorated. The Jesuit priest had suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday and never regained consciousness. He passed away around 1.24pm on Monday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had on Sunday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government in the wake of a complaint alleging serious health condition of the imprisoned activist.
In the notice sent through the state’s chief secretary, the NHRC called upon him to ensure every possible effort is made to provide proper medical care and treatment to Swamy as part of life-saving measure and protection of his basic human rights.
Swamy and his co-accused in the Elgar case have repeatedly complained of inadequate health facilities at the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, where they were lodged as undertrials.