Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure, a party official said. Sonia Gandhi (78), who was on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi, underwent some tests at the hospital and later left, said IGMC's Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Aman.
Her blood pressure was on the higher side but everything was normal, he said.
"Sonia Gandhi was taken to the hospital after she complained of high blood pressure. It was a routine checkup and she has gone back home now," the media advisor to Himachal Pradesh CM, Naresh Chauhan told the media.
Also read: ED alleges Sonia, Rahul Gandhi benefited ₹142 Cr in Herald case
Some tests were conducted at the hospital by the doctors, according to the officials. The former Congress president had arrived on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka on Monday. They are staying in Priyanka's house at Chharabra, located on the outskirts of Shimla.
Previously, Sonia Gandhi in February was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. She was admitted earlier due to stomach-related issues, the hospital said in a statement.
In recent past, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother, former party president Sonia Gandhi, allegedly benefited from proceeds of crime amounting to approximately ₹142 crore in connection with the National Herald case.
The ED asserted that a prima facie case of money laundering had been established against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, and others involved in the case. It further argued that the alleged offence did not conclude with the initial acquisition of the proceeds of crime; the accused continued to commit money laundering by retaining and benefitting from those assets over time.
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