Surgery to remove Sanjeevan’s bullet today

SERDANG - MyWatch chief R Sri Sanjeevan, who was shot on July 27, is finally undergoing a surgery today to remove  a bullet lodged near his rib cage.

Doctors had previously said that they could not conduct the surgery any sooner due to Sanjeevan’s unstable health condition. The delay was also caused by a lack of specialist at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban.

He was then transferred to the Serdang Hospital on July 31, at his parents’ request.

“The doctors have decided to perform the operation today to remove the blood clot and bullet from his lung,” Sanjeevan’s father P Ramakrishnan told FMT.

“That is the main reason behind Sanjeevan’s breathing difficulties all this while,” he said.

Ramakrishan, 64, also said that the doctors decided to perform the operation now as Sanjeevan’s condition has stabilised.

“He is still in a critical condition, but is more stable now. They came up with a plan to perform the surgery today since his condition has stabilised. Removing the bullet now would be the option,” he added.

Sanjeevan was shot by two men in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, on July 27. Before he was shot, he had exposed alleged corruption in the police force and an alleged link between the police and the underworld figures, including drug kingpins.

Family against probe by NS cops

On Tuesday,  Ramakrishnan had lodged a police report to get his son’s case transferred from Negeri Sembilan to Bukit Aman.

He said there could be a conflict of interest as his son had lodged reports against several Negeri Sembilan police officers for abuse of power.

However today, police personnel from Jempol, Negeri Sembilan were at the hospital to collect the bullet after the surgery.

Ramakrishnan expressed concern over the eagerness of these police officers to take the bullet casing back to Negeri Sembilan.

“I have lodged a report asking for Bukit Aman to take over Sanjeevan’s case, but my requests have fallen into deaf ears.

“Now the police want to take the bullet casing back to Jempol where the incident occurred. This is unfair,” he said.

He was concerned that the Negeri Sembilan police would not do a proper investigation as Sanjeevan’s last revelation involved them.

“Sanjeevan exposed police officers from Negeri Sembilan and Malacca, how do you expect them to investigate his case fairly?

“If the police are really keen to help, they should take appropriate measures to transfer the investigation to Bukit Aman,” he said.

By G Lavendran