Ramalinga Raju on life saving drugs: Police

Former chairman of Satyam Computer Services B Ramalinga Raju is being administered life saving drugs for heart ailment in NIMS hospital here, Chanchalguda Jail authorities said on Wednesday.

"The Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences has sent a medical report on the various tests conducted on Raju, stating that doctors are giving life saving injections to him for treating cardiac ailment and he needs to be in the hospital for a few more days," Chanchalguda Jail superintendent M Chandrasekhar said.

"I received the medical report of Raju this afternoon wherein the doctors have informed that Raju needs more rest," the Jail official said, adding the doctors attending on him did not specifically mention on how many days' rest and treatment Raju needs.

Raju, who was admitted in NIMS on Monday evening with chest pain, suffered a heart attack and the treatment is continuing in Intensive Coronary Care Unit, NIMS medical superintendent said.

According to health history of Raju, he is also suffering from chronic HCV hepatitis with high viral load, Genoptype-I and elevated ALT levels.