INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, who was recently discharged from JJ hospital after being treated for a drug overdose (the second
time since her arrest), will have to face Rajvardhan Sinha, special IG prison (south region), who will be recording her statement
This is a crucial process, after a committee of JJ Hospital-appointed doctors has categorically denied that the drug overdose was from a
prescribed jail drug.Sinha had sent a set of four questions to the JJ Hospital dean on April 12, requesting clarification on queries raised
after going through Indrani's discharge papers
Highly-placed sources attached to the hospital said the three-member committee headed by Dr Vidya Nagar, professor and head of medicine; Dr
Wiqar Shaikh, professor of medicine and head of medicine, unit V, whose apt diagnosis and timely treatment saved Indrani's life, and Dr
Kamlesh Jagiasi, associate professor (neurology) answered the queries
The responses were submitted to the dean Dr S Nanandakar, who forwarded the same to the IG's office on April 18
Dr Shaikh said, "I stand by my diagnosis of drug overdose
We gave the patient timely treatment before sending her back to jail."The queries and responses:Sinha: Page 2 of the discharge paper states
that Indrani was treated for a drug overdose
Could you please clarify the quantum of the overdoseJJ Hospital: It is not possible for us to comment on the quantum of overdose
This is a matter for the police to investigate
The report by PD Hinduja National Hospital on a urine toxin screen revealed the presence of Benzodiazepines at 6,468 ng/ml, which is 32
The urine report also suggests traces of amphetamines, cocaine, methadone, opiates and cannabinoids
However, we must reiterate that the treatment given to the patient was for overdose of Benzodiazepines, which resulted in
unconsciousness.Sinha: Indrani has been prescribed these medicines in jail by JJ hospital doctors- Tab Amitriptyline 12.5 mg @ night- Tab
Amlodipine 5 mg @ morning- Tab Ecosprin @ morningCould the drug overdose have happened from any of these drugsJJ Hospital: Of the three
drugs prescribed for the patient in prison, the visiting jail physician had prescribed only Amlodipine 5mg for high blood pressure
Ecosprin was prescribed by the neurologist at JJ Hospital for chronic ischaemic changes in the brain, while Amitriptyline was prescribed by
the visiting jail psychiatrist
However, the patient did not manifest any signs of overdosing from these three drugs, nor were they detected in the urine.Sinha: Are you
sure that the drug overdose is not due to any of the above prescribed medicinesJJ Hospital: We have mentioned in the answer to query 2 that
the patient did not have any manifestation of overdose to the three drugs administered to her in prison.Sinha: On page 5, para eight of the
discharge card states that the patient needed to be referred for psychiatric and psychological treatment and counselling We do not have such
Is psychiatric and psychological counselling necessary and for how longJJ Hospital: Psychiatric opinion and treatment, as well as
psychological counselling were suggested by the psychiatry department at JJ hospital
The patients may be examined and treated by the visiting jail psychiatrist or may be referred to the department of psychiatry at JJ
hospital.Special IG speaksSinha said, "JJ Hospital doctors have submitted their reply to our queries, in which they have stated that
Benzodiazepine is not a chemical associated with any of the drugs prescribed to Indrani by doctors visiting the jail
This means that if Benzodiazepine is shown at a high level of 6,468 ng/ml in the urine test report, then some other medicine might have been
ingested by Indrani and only she can reveal what it was." On recording Indrani's statement, he said, "Indrani has requested more time as she
has not fully recovered." When asked if he was also probing the probability of the case being a suicide or homicide attempt, Rajvardhan
refused to comment, stating that the inquiry was underway.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is
auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
