In a twist to the probe into former media baron Indrani Mukerjea’s hospitalisation last week, jail authorities on Saturday claimed that she had suffered from neither drug overdose nor poisoning, ruling out the possibility of sabotage or a suicide attempt.
“There was no overdose, nor any poison. Her condition could have worsened as she had briefly stopped taking medicines and was suffering from weakness,” said the Inspector General of Prisons Bipin Kumar Singh, adding that Indrani, a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, had a history of fainting. “...There is no evidence of foul play, sabotage or conspiracy. <g data-gr-id="24">Also</g> there is no evidence of <g data-gr-id="23">attempt</g> to commit suicide,” he said.
Maharashtra Principal Secretary (Home) Vijay Satbir Singh, referring to media reports, said the amount of cocaine found in her urine sample was very small. The amount of cocaine was negligible, and as she was on anti-depression and anti-anxiety drugs, which could be the reason for <g data-gr-id="21">presence</g> of cocaine in urine, he said.
Bhushan Kumar <g data-gr-id="17">Upadhaye</g>, ADG, prisons, said pesticides in fruits and vegetables consumed by a person could also cause cocaine to show up in such tests. “The level of cocaine in her urine was 35 <g data-gr-id="18">nano grams</g> per millilitres of blood while the normal level is up to 300 <g data-gr-id="19">nano grams</g>,” Satbir Singh said.