Next 72 hours crucial: AIIMS docs

Father of ‘sexual harassment’ victim appeals all to pray for her recovery

- PNN & AGENCIES

The condition of the 20-year-old college student, who set herself on fire for allegedly being denied justice over ‘sexual harassment’ by a teacher, remained critical for the third consecutive day Monday, hospital sources here said.

Briefing reporters on the latest health condition of the college student, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Superintendent Dr Dillip Parida said: “The patient is certainly critical, but stable. We are saying stable because her health condition has remained the same as it was during her admission to the hospital Saturday evening, However, there is no improvement in the health condition. The next 72 hours are very crucial.”

Dr Parida said that there has been little urination after doing dialysis on the patient Sunday night. She had a fever Sunday night. “Though it (urination) is a positive sign, but we can't say that she has improved. She is still in critical condition.”