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AIIMS: Unnao rape victim critical, on life support

Chandan Prakash

The Unnao rape survivor, who was shifted to the Delhi’s AIIMS Trauma Centre, are on life support system and her condition is stated to be highly critical. The condition of her lawyer is also very critical Considering their health condition, the AIIMS has formed a committee of five doctors to monitor their health condition.

The rape survivor is requiring medication for support of her blood pressure and is being treated by a multi-disciplinary team of doctors. Presently she remains critical, requiring ventilator support and is undergoing investigations, AIIMS said.

It said her lawyer has severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures. Currently he is critical, unconscious and on advanced life support systems. He is undergoing treatment under a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, it added.

The 19-year-old rape survivor was air lifted to New Delhi from Lucknow on Monday evening for further treatment after Supreme Court directed the Uttar Pradesh Government. The Delhi Police had provided a green corridor from the IGI Airport to the AIIMS Trauma Centre.

She and her lawyer had suffered life-threatening injuries on July 28 in Rae Bareli.