Tatra case: Court allows Ravi Rishi to go to UK for treatment
June 04, 2013  16:00
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In other news: Vectra Group Chief Ravinder Rishi, facing CBI probe for alleged irregularities in supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks, has been allowed by a Delhi court to travel to the UK for four weeks for treatment.

Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur permitted Rishi to travel to the UK for four weeks from June 2 for treatment of his liver ailment after the agency said it had no objection to it. 57-year-old Rishi, a British national, is facing a CBI probe over alleged irregularities in supply of Tatra trucks to public sector Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) by his firm Tatra-Sipox UK.

Rishi had moved the court for its permission to travel to the UK for four weeks saying he had earlier travelled abroad from April 21 this year for medical tests and had returned to India on May 18 after the Delhi High Court's order.

He had said that during his stay in London, he had undergone various medical tests which confirmed that he is suffering from acute liver problem and as per the medical advise, he has to undergo the procedure of "ultra sound guided liver biopsy" scheduled at a clinic in London on June 5.

The court, while allowing Rishi to travel to the UK for four weeks, referred to the High Court's order which had said that he was entitled to have treatment from a medical expert of his choice.
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