Bangladeshi cricket fan Rabi-ul-Islam, additionally popularly known as Tiger Robi, has been “deported” to his nation, sources mentioned on Saturday, a day after he stoked an issue by claiming he was assaulted contained in the stadium in Kanpur through the India-Bangladesh check match and later retracting his allegation. However, Additional DCP (Local Intelligence Unit) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava mentioned Robi, who was affected by metastatic most cancers, had come to India on a medical visa and authorities had facilitated his journey again house as per his want.
Robi was taken to Chakeri airport escorted by police personnel and so they remained there until his flight took off for Delhi on Saturday. The Bangladeshi nationwide took a flight for Dhaka from Delhi airport within the afternoon and he was not allowed to go exterior the airport premises, the official mentioned.
ADCP Srivastava instructed PTI that Robi had come to India on September 18 after getting a visa on medical grounds to endure remedy at a hospital in Howrah however as a substitute visited Chennai to help the Bangladesh workforce who performed their first check and later left for Kanpur.
Robi reached Green Park stadium on Friday morning and walked to the C-Balcony enclosure and was seen waving flags through the match which can have resulted in exhaustion and he was taken in poor health, police officers mentioned.
“He was discovered gasping for breath when he met a constable. He turned unconscious earlier than we may converse to him,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chander instructed PTI.
He was taken to Regency Hospital from the place he was discharged on Friday late night, the ACP added.
Earlier, throughout a quick interplay with the media on Friday, Robi indicated that he had been punched in his stomach throughout an altercation. However, in an announcement issued from his hospital mattress later, he mentioned he merely felt unwell and was given the requisite help by the native police.
“I fell in poor health and the police introduced me to the hospital. Now I’m feeling a lot better,” he said in a brief video clip.
According to officers, Robi had reached Kanpur on Thursday evening and he needed to sleep on the road together with labourers.
He stayed at a resort in Kanpur on Friday evening and was taken to Chakeri airport on Saturday morning, they mentioned.
Abhishek Pandey, ACP (Kalyanpur), mentioned Robi obtained instant medical care and insisted that he had not been assaulted as alleged in early experiences.
Sources mentioned it isn’t clear how he travelled for the matches regardless of having a medical visa and has been deported.
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