PUNE: The woes of the 22-year-old victim of gang rape just seem to be multiplying. While the woman, who was working as a customer care executive at IBM Daksh at Phursungi on Pune-Solapur road, lost her father - a goldsmith - on Thursday, doctors treating her at Jehangir Hospital have diagnosed her with severe blood clotting in the brain (Cortical Venous Thrombosis).
Deputy superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Ravindra Sinh Pardeshi told DNA that the clotting had affected her speech and comprehension, as a result of which the police was unable to record her statement, which is vital to make an headway in the case.
"She is also suffering from continuous headaches due to the blood clotting in her brain. However, the treatment administered to her is helping her recover," he added.
The victims 25-year-old friend had lodged a police complaint that she was gang raped by about eight to 10 persons, allegedly by the cab drivers hired by the company, on the night intervening of August 7 and 8.
Pardeshi told DNA that the woman, who was earlier admitted to the Sassoon General Hospital, has now been shifted to Jehangir Hospital for treatment.
According to a city neurosurgeon, the cortical venous thrombosis is caused due to various infections such as pelvic infection among pregnant women and pressure on the backbone. "Its the blockage of the veins at the surface of the brain," he said.
Though, the victims brother and mother have been by her bedside at the hospital, they havent told her about her fathers death. "Her father wasnt well since the last few days. His health deteriorated after learning about his daughter. Unfortunately, he passed away on Thursday," said Pardeshi.
