FM College student condition critical, but stable; father appeals to all to pray for her recovery

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 on Monday, hospital sources here said.

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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 on 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 on Sunday night. She had a fever on Sunday night. "Though it (urination) is a positive sign, but we can't say that she has improved. She is still in critical condition."

The student's father, a resident of Balasore district, said: "I could not recognise my daughter after seeing her at AIIMS. I could not stay with her for even a minute. Her entire body is bandaged. Doctors told me that dialysis had been done last night. The doctors are doing their best. As much as 95 per cent of her body is burnt.”