Mumbai, April 15: Sadhvi Pragya, Malegaon blast accused, cardiac arrest, condition stable, Mumbai news
Malegaon blast accused was rushed to the ICU after complaining of severe chest pain and breathlessness
Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur’s condition was reported as stable after she suffered a mild cardiac arrest last night.
Thakur, who was arrested in Surat on October 10, 2008, and was subsequently shifted to Nashik Jail, has not been keeping well for a long time.
According to sources, she was being treated for back pain and other health issues at an ayurvedic hospital in Nashik.
Thakur was rushed to the Nashik Civil Hospital around 10.30 pm after she complained of severe chest pain and breathlessness. The doctor at the hospital diagnosed it as a mild heart attack and she was immediately admitted to the ICU.
When Media checked with the hospital at midnight, doctors said her condition was stable and she did not need surgery. She was not on life support, but was kept under observation.
The sadhvi had sought special permission to get treatment at an ayurvedic hospital and had refused to eat when she was admitted to the civil hospital earlier.
———Agencies