Infection spreads, stabbed girl critical

Infection spreads, stabbed girl critical

Sonal Shah, 21, (name changed), the third-year BMS student who was stabbed eight times by her classmate Nikhil Bankar, on Bandra's Chetna College premises on December 22, is battling for her life. Doctors at Guru Nanak Hospital said she has developed sepsis and her condition has taken a turn for the worse. "The infection has spread in the blood. She is critical. On Monday, the doctors operated on her right leg. She is still on ventilator and her blood pressure is low," said a hospital source. On December 22, the doctors conducted a five-hour surgery as her small intestine had two major cuts, which had led to heavy blood loss. Bankar, who later stabbed himself, died in the hospital on the same day. Meanwhile, the Kherwadi police have recorded the statements of more than 20 witnesses, including college staff and friends. “We learned that the victim and Bankar were close friends, but since the last few months he was getting too intense,” said senior police inspector A Chavan. “The victim complained to her parents about Bankar, who then complained to the college authorities. A non-cognisable complaint was registered against Bankar in the Kherwadi police station.”