Indrani Mukerjea, lodged at Byculla District Jail for Women after arrest in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, has been kept in isolation and is being treated for chicken pox
Indrani Mukerjea (45), lodged at Byculla District Jail for Women after arrest in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, has been kept in isolation and is being treated for chicken pox since past few days.
Indrani Mukerjea is facing trial for the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora. File pic
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Jail Superintendent C A Indurkar confirmed the same to mid-day and said, “She (Indrani) is much better and has been kept under isolation to prevent the spread of the disease to other inmates.”
Sources from the prison informed mid-day that the problem started last week when Indrani, who was lodged in the general barrack with other female inmates, complained to the jail doctor of a rash on her skin. Subsequently she started developing pustules, which then got converted to scabs, and it was confirmed that she had chicken pox.
Indrani was immediately put on tablet Acyclovir 800 mg (five times a day for at least a week).
Apart from isolation, she has also been asked to maintain hygiene and refrain from maintaining physical contact with anyone. The scabs have spread all over her body and are slowing falling off.
On Friday, a doctor from the medicine unit of JJ hospital was summoned to the prison, to examine Indrani. Prison officials pointed out that her condition has improved and by early next week she should be fine.
She has been advised to wear a mask and cover her body completely, while being taken to the jail doctor in the jail clinic.
Sources revealed that Indrani doesn’t have any other health issues; she is on tablet Amlodipine 5 mg. It was prescribed for keeping her blood pressure under control. Her pressure on Friday was 120/80 and is well maintained.
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JJ hospital dean Dr T P Lahane too confirmed the illness and said, “Our doctors are treating Indrani and she is much better.”
Out of the three barracks inside Byculla jail, one barrack is for male prisoners, which has around 300 undertrials and convicts sentenced for less than 2 years period. The remaining two barracks consist of nearly 300 women undertrials, of which 10 are foreign nationals.
mid-day has learnt from jail sources that two weeks ago, another female inmate had chickenpox, and was also kept in isolation.
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