Girl getting better, opening eyes

The doctors at OGH, who examied a girl who was declared ‘brain dead,’ said they had found her moving when she was brought in.

“After examining her condition, we realised that the girl was not brain dead. We found slight movements in her body. We put her on anti-venom and other medication. She is now on ventilator support. Her condition is improving and she is opening her eyes,” added Dr Sheker, who, along with his team is treating the teen.

“The doctors at the hospital in Nalgonda said there was nothing more to do and told us to pray to God. But we didn’t give up and brought her to Hyderabad,” said Ms Swaroopa’s, father Mr Ram Singh, a watchman.

Though still on ventilator-support, doctors feel there’s a fair chance of Ms Swaroopa’s survival. She, however, has to be in the respiratory intensive care unit for at least the next two to three days. But her case looks “hopeful,” OG doctors said.

It is suspected that the girl was declared “brain dead” so that her organs could be harvested, which has become a thriving medical business these days. As to whether Swaroopa’s case was a deliberate attempt for organ harvesting by the private hospital, OGH authorities refused to comment.