Former media tycoon Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, is still not out of danger after overdosing on anti-epileptic drugs in a suspected suicide bid and will remain in hospital in Mumbai for three more days. Indrani was in a semi-conscious state at the JJ Hospital in Byculla and her lawyer Gunjan Mangla was not allowed to meet her. Officials said Mangla met hospital dean TP Lahane, who apprised her about Indrani’s condition.
The meeting lasted about 30 minutes and Mangla left the hospital without speaking to the media. Indrani, 43, was rushed from prison to hospital on Friday after reportedly overdosing on the drugs. There were reports that she was upset over her mother’s death on Thursday. Doctors treating Indrani said on Saturday her condition is “improving” but she is still not out of danger.
“We cannot say she is out of danger yet. The first 72 hours are critical for such patients,” said TP Lahane, the dean of JJ Hospital. “Also, she has respiratory depression, where the lungs become weak and there is difficulty in breathing.”
Indrani was semi-conscious and would need three days to recover fully, Lahane said. “Her respiration is not normal until now, and until that happens, we won’t say she is out of danger,” he added.
Sources said Indrani had asked for water. Hospital authorities added she was not in a position to talk to anyone. “No one has spoken to her. She is still not alert enough to talk,” said Lahane.
A psychiatrist might visit Indrani when she is fit. “Such patients need counselling,” said a doctor.
