The 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar was today shifted to Amritsar Central Jail from Delhi's Tihar Jail after being brought by road from the national capital amidst tight police security.
"He went in an ambulance at around 4 am and was escorted by teams of armed Delhi police," a senior Tihar jail official said, adding he was taken by road to Amritsar under heavy security cover.
Bhullar first underwent thorough medical checkup at Swami Dayanand Hospital in Delhi's Shahdara city yesterday before being brought to Punjab today.
On reaching Amritsar Central Jail, he was immediately referred to Government Guru Nanak Dev Hospital to undergo fresh medical examination besides checkup at the hospitals' Psychiatric ward, the DCP said, adding that by evening he could be taken to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital.
Bhullar's wife Navneet Kaur had sought his shifting citing the convict's poor health.
Bhullar is said to be quite unwell, both physically and mentally. A ward in the jail hospital has been kept reserved for him
He is reportedly suffering from schizophrenia and has a disturbed state of mind.
He was sentenced to death by a designated TADA court on August 25, 2001
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government had cleared the request for Bhullar's transfer recently.
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