Indrani Mukerjea in Mumbai's JJ hospital after a drug overdose, Dean confirms

J J hospital authorities in Mumbai have confirmed that Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjea is suffering from drug overdose. She was admitted to the state-run hospital on Friday.

"It is a case of drug overdose. She was on anti-depressants. I asked her which tablets she had taken, but she did not reply. I will be asking her again. As far as the overdose is concerned, it is for the police to investigate," Dr Sudhir Nanandkar, Dean of JJ Hospital, told reporters.

Mukerjea was brought to the JJ Hospital at around 11:15 pm on Friday from the Byculla Jail in south Mumbai in a 'semi-conscious' state and was admitted to the Critical Care Unit, doctors said.

He added that Mukerjea (46) was administered medicines orally by the jail guards at the stipulated intervals.

Doctors at the hospital said the medicines were not placed in Mukerjea's hand nor was she allowed to store them.

"So, the circumstances under which an overdose might have taken place have to be investigated by the police," one of the doctors said.

This is the second time Indrani Mukherjea has been admitted to the hospital for drug overdose.

In 2015, Mukerjea was admitted in J J hospital when the amount of drugs in her body was found to be 10 times of the permissible limits.

Dr. Wiqar Shaikh, who treated Indrani Mukerjea said, "In 2015, when Indrani was admitted to JJ hospital. It was drug overdose of Benzodiazepine which was antidepressants. This was revealed by a report of Hinduja Hospital that said the Benzodiazepine proportion was 10 times more".

Currently, Indrani is consuming Amlodipine, Aspirin and Amytriptyline. When she was admitted, her pupils were contracted and she was semi-conscious. Doctors said that her condition is now normal and she is responding verbally.

- With inputs from Mustafa Shaikh

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