The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Delhi MLA Rambeer Shokeen to undergo surgery. The Court has asked the jail authority to take appropriate steps for the treatment of Shokeen.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, and Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli refused to entertain a plea after noting that earlier he had absconded from police custody while being taken to the Safdarjung Hospital for treatment.
Shokeen had demanded bail for treatment. He was first kept in custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police in 2018. Then he escaped from Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. However, he was later arrested again in December 2020.
Rambeer Shokeen is a close associate of gangster Neeraj Bawana. Shokeen was elected as an independent candidate from Mundka seat of Delhi Assembly in 2013. It was later revealed that he used the influence of a criminal gang to contest elections. Through this, he wanted to increase his political ambition and also wanted to get monetary benefits.
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In 2015, Shokeen was declared a criminal in a MCOCA case. He was also arrested for this on November 27, 2016. During the investigation, a 9 mm pistol and two cartridges were found. A chargesheet was also filed against him on March 8, 2017. However, on September 26, 2018, he escaped from the custody of the Uttar Pradesh Police from Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
He was arrested in 2020 after absconding for two years.