Guwahati News Desk: 84-year-old activist Stan Swamy passes away on Monday.
Swamy was being treated at the private Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai. Earlier, the activist was arrested under an anti-terror law in the Elgar Parishad case in 2020. He passed away in the middle of his fight for bail on health grounds.
Stan Swamy had been in treatment on ventilation since Sunday as it was reported that his health condition deteriorated.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had suggested a government hospital to which he had said, “I’d rather die here in prison”.
Swamy was sent to jail in October near Mumbai as he had spent the last few months of his life fighting legal battles for the smallest needs.
Later, in the month of December, he was allowed a straw and a sipper in jail which he had requested in court on account of Parkinson’s disease.
Stan Swamy requested medical treatment and interim bail multiple times.