THE Unnao rape survivor is critical and chances of her survival are less, doctors said on Friday, a day after she was set ablaze by four men accused of raping her.

 

 

“Her present condition is very critical. However, some vitals are functioning fine. But sometimes it deteriorates,” said Dr Sunil Gupta, Medical Superintendent (MS) of Safdarjung Hospital. “As she has suffered more than 90 percent of extensive burn injuries, chances of her survival are less. Our Head of Department of Burn and Plastic Department Dr Shalab Kumar is closely monitoring the case,” he added. The 23-year-old was airlifted from Lucknow hospital to national capital’s Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday night. The woman had filed a rape case in March this year, which is under trial at a court in Unnao.

Meanwhile, a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow to probe the incident.

“The five-member SIT will be led by Unnao ASP Vinod Pandey. The team will submit a report to me,” Divisional Commissioner Mukesh Meshram said.