Odisha: Rescued newborn stable, but suffering from internal bleeding
Sambalpur (Odisha), Dec 14: The health condition of the newborn girl, who was rescued from an abandoned borewell in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Tuesday night, is stable but she suffers from internal bleeding, doctors said on Thursday.
The girl, who has no claimant, is currently undergoing treatment at the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR). A five-member team of doctors is monitoring her health.
"An ultrasound test of the baby revealed internal bleeding in her body. We are hopeful that it will stop by itself in 3-4 days, otherwise, we might have to change the course of treatment. The health condition of the baby is stable but, internal problem is an issue," VIMSAR Superintendent Lalmohan Nayak told PTI on Thursday.
The doctors are in touch with the government paediatric hospital Sishu Bhawan at Cuttack.
"The signs she is showing are very common in preterm babies with gross Hypothermia (a condition that occurs when the body loses heat fast, causing a dangerously low body temperature). If the complications do not subside in a few days, we will take decisions accordingly," Nayak said.
He said that the internal bleeding could also be a sign of Necrotizing Enterocolitis - a serious gastrointestinal problem that mostly affects premature babies.
"She weighs 1.6 kilograms and was born in 34 weeks. The next three days would be very crucial," he said.
Hospital sources said that the baby was brought to the SNCU around 11.30 pm on Tuesday in a critical condition. The child, when brought out of the bore well, had no clothes on.
"Her body temperature was low due to exposure to cold in the borewell. She was kept in the neonatal intensive care unit following which her condition improved," he said.
Meanwhile, the police on Wednesday registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and other sections of the IPC against unknown accused in connection with the incident.
"The police will investigate from all angles to find out how the incident took place and the person responsible for it," Additional Superintendent of Police HC Pandey said.
The baby was rescued from inside the borewell at 9.40 pm on Tuesday. Villagers had first heard her cries from inside the borewell and informed the authorities leading to her rescue more than five hours later.
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ABVP protests by chanting Hanuman Chalisa at Lucknow University over namaz row
Lucknow (PTI): Police detained several people after tensions flared on Tuesday at Lucknow University when ABVP members sought to confront the recent offering of namaz by reciting Hanuman Chalisa near the Laal Baradari mosque on the campus.
According to officials, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists assembled near the Laal Baradari area and raised slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" while moving in groups inside the campus.
Visuals showed police repeatedly stopping the protesters from advancing further.
The protesters later sat on a road in front of the mosque and began reciting the Hanuman Chalisa, demanding "shuddhikaran" (purification) of the place where namaz was allegedly offered a few days ago.
Police intervened and detained some of the protesters, who were seated inside a bus parked on the campus and then taken to police lines. Videos also showed a few protesters being forcibly removed from the campus.
A senior police officer present at the university said, "As of now, we are handling the situation. We will update you about the future course sometime later."
Lucknow University Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi said, "We are talking to students and will sort this out." On being asked about the namaz controversy, he said, "We have provided everything about the (namaz) controversy to the police."
On being asked whether this meant that police were seeking registration of an FIR against those who offered namaz, he said, "It is for the police to do their part. We have cleared our position in writing to the police on the subject."
The protest comes a day after members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a demonstration alleging the closure of a place inside the university where Muslim students had been offering namaz for years.
NSUI's Uttar Pradesh unit vice president Aryan Mishra had claimed that the Laal Baradari mosque inside the university was locked on Saturday.
Muslims students offered namaz there on Sunday evening with NSUI volunteers guarding them, he said.
Mishra said that Muslims students pray at the mosque while Hindu students offer prayers at a temple near gate number 1.
An ABVP office-bearer earlier warned that if namaz was allowed inside the university campus, they too would chant the Hanuman Chalisa there.
Police presence remained heavy on the campus on Tuesday to prevent any escalation, officials said. Visuals showed groups of youths marching inside the university premises and being stopped by security personnel at multiple points.
#WATCH | Lucknow | Members of Bajrang Dal protest after a few students of Lucknow University offered 'namaz' at Lal Baradari mosque on the university premises pic.twitter.com/MBjHrqiyeB
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