Noida, April 13: A day after two starving sisters were rescued from over six months of self-confinement at their apartment, the elder one today died of cardiac arrest at a hospital here even as a magisterial probe was ordered into circumstances leading to the tragedy.
In a shocking case of self-deprivation, Anuradha and her sister Sonali, both in their 40’s and holding doctorate degrees, were found in a severely malnourished and dehydrated state by police and neighbours yesterday in their Sector 59 apartment.
“Anuradha’s mouth was bleeding. She was shifted to the ICU but in spite of all efforts we were not able to resuscitate here. And, she breathed her last at 8:05 AM,” Dr Amit, Chief Medical Officer of Kailash Hospital where the sisters were admitted, said.
The immediate cause of the death of Anuradha (43) was a cardiac arrest, the hospital said.
“Due to malnutrition there was a multi-organ failure.