New Delhi: Sahara Chief Subrata Roy is being treated like any other prisoner in Tihar jail as he spent the day meeting his son, brother and a top company official besides reading newspapers in his cell.

Roy who was brought to Tihar jail last evening and has been kept in ward number four of prison 3, the same ward where all accused of the 2G scam were kept.

The Sahara chief has been provided a bed to sleep as he is above 60 years of age, a jail official said. Roy, who was sent in judicial custody for a week in Delhi by the Supreme Court yesterday, had reached Tihar prison at around 8 PM following which doctors examined him and he was found to be in good health.

According to Tihar Spokesperson Sunil Gupta, as per rules, Roy was given a bed to sleep as he is above 60 years of age.