'Indrani Mukerjea out of danger, responding to treatment', says doctor
Dean of hospital says Indrani likely to be discharged in 48 hours
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-10-04 16:15 GMT
Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea who is currently undergoing treatment in Mumbai's JJ Hospital is now "out of danger and is responding to treatment", according to hospital authorities.
JJ Hospital dean Dr TP Lahane addressed the media on Sunday and said that Indrani will be under observation for another 48 hours, after which she is likely to be discharged.
"She is still drowsy but we have been giving her some fluids including water. When you ask her, she responds by oral command. Her condition is better," Dr T P Lahane added.
Responding to a question on contradictory reports that have emerged over Indrani's health, Lahane said "there are no contradictory reports, we have carried out different tests and they are different test results".
"These were two different tests. There is one screening test which gives a clue as to how to treat the patient. And the other is the confirmatory test which is only carried out by the forensic laboratory. This is a reliable and authentic test," he said, adding that they have got nothing in that test.
On whether the report of overdose was wrong, Lahane said, "Whatever talk of overdose there has been, we can explain it in two ways. We did the MRI in which the brain was found to be normal. We did other tests on the basis of clinical findings, on the basis of which diagnosis is done. Accordingly, suitable treatment was given to her and she has responded. And after responding to it, she is now conscious," he said.
Asked whether she can suffer memory loss, he said,"This is something only time will tell. Generally, in such cases, there are no chances and I believe that recovery is 90 per cent to 100 per cent."
Asked why was she brought to the hospital, Lahane said, "Clinically, we thought the cause was overdose of medicines and accordingly she was treated and she has responded."
On Saturday, a report on Indrani's urine samples from Hinduja hospital laboratory confirmed that level of benzodiazepine - an anti-depressant - was found raised.
"Normally if a patient is on anti-depressant drug the level of benzodiazepine in urine is 200. But the level of benzodiazepine is 2088 as per the Hinduja report. The report is positive for drug overdose. Anti-epileptic drugs has already been ruled out. The (test) has come negative.It is only the anti-depressant that has caused the thing (collapse)," Dr Lahane had said on Saturday.
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43-year-old Indrani was rushed to JJ hospital from Byculla jail on Friday afternoon in an unconscious condition after she allegedly overdosed on anti-depressant pills.
Indrani was arrested by Khar Police on August 25 for her alleged role in the murder of Sheena, her daughter from an earlier marriage, in 2012. Indrani's daughter Sheena, 24, was allegedly kidnapped from outside National College in Bandra and strangled to death in a car by Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai.