Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, is in a semi conscious state and will have to remain for next three days in hospital where she was rushed after suspected drug overdose, a senior doctor said on Saturday.
Indrani, 43, was rushed from prison to JJ Hospital in Byculla on Friday after reportedly overdosing on the drugs. There were reports that she was upset over her mother’s death on Thursday. Doctors treating Indrani said on Saturday her condition is “improving” but she is still not out of danger.
“We cannot say she is out of danger yet. The first 72 hours are critical for such patients,” said TP Lahane, the dean of JJ Hospital. “Also, she has respiratory depression, where the lungs become weak and there is difficulty in breathing.”
Indrani was semi-conscious and would need three days to recover fully, Lahane said. “Her respiration is not normal until now, and until that happens, we won’t say she is out of danger,” he added.
Sources said Indrani had asked for water. Hospital authorities added she was not in a position to talk to anyone. “No one has spoken to her. She is still not alert enough to talk,” said Lahane. A psychiatrist might visit Indrani when she is fit. “Such patients need counselling,” said a doctor.
Records provided by the prison to the hospital showed Indrani had been taking anti-epilepsy medicines since September 11. She was taking those medicines for lack of sleep and weakness,” said Bipin Kumar Singh, the special inspector general of police (prisons). Indrani was admitted to the critical care unit of in JJ Hospital after she fell unconscious on Friday afternoon.
The CBI, which has taken over the investigation of the Sheena Bora murder, named Indrani as an accused this week. Investigators suspect Indrani, her driver Shyam Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna abducted Bora three years ago, strangled her in a car, burnt the body and dumped the remains in the thick forests of Raigad district of Maharashtra.
“Anti-epileptic drugs are given to control seizures. They are also given for mood stability. These drugs, if taken in excess, can affect a person’s gait, lead to drowsiness and may even put the person in a comatose state,” said psychiatrist Y Matchiswalla, who has treated Indrani’s son Mikhail Bora. I don’t remember prescribing her any medications,” he added.
Bureau Report
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