Jailed former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad Shahabuddin died of COVID-19 at DDU Hospital in New Delhi on Saturday, Delhi Prisons Department said.
Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel said, “Information has been received from DDU Hospital about the death of Mohd Shahabuddin, inmate of Delhi Prisons. He was suffering from COVID-19 and was admitted to DDU Hospital on April 20.”
Prison officials said he was admitted to the ICU of the hospital two-three days ago.
