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The condition of Bofors case accused Win Chadha, who was admitted to a city hospital on Sunday following a brain stroke, continued to be serious, a doctor attending on him said on Wednesday.
"Though he is recovering from the stroke, his condition continues to be serious," Dr M L Sindhwani said.
Seventy-seven-year-old Chadha, who is known to have various ailments including diabetes, blood pressure and heart disease, suffered a stroke at his Bijwasan farmhouse on Sunday afternoon and was taken to Batra Hospital in South Delhi.
A former agent of Swedish arms manufacturer A B Bofors, Chadha was chargesheeted by CBI in October 1999 along with former defence secretary S K Bhatnagar, Kuala Lumpur-based Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, former Bofors chief Martin Ardbo and the company itself.
The case against Bhatnagar has abated after his death.
Chadha has been accused of receiving a part of the Rs 640 million kickback in the Rs 14.37 billion defence deal signed in March 1986 for the supply of 400 155mm Howitzer field guns to India.
He came to Delhi from Dubai in March last year, and was granted bail by a special court, but asked not to leave the country without its prior permission.
His plea to go to Dubai for treatment was rejected by the trial court, and the order was upheld by the high court as well as the Supreme Court.
However, he was granted exemption from personal appearance on health grounds till framing of charges.
PTI
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