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Apollo drug report vague: AIIMS
Published on Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 11:57, Updated on Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 13:54 in Nation section
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New Delhi: In a new twist, Dr Sudhir Gupta of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has told CNN-IBN that Rahul Mahajan's toxicology report prepared by Apollo hospital is "vague".
Dr Gupta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology at AIIMS and was one of the doctors who had conducted the post-mortem on Bibek Maitra's body.
He says that the report given by Dr Lal's Pathology Lab is lacking in many aspects.
However, what is clear is that Bibek Maitra certainly did not die of poisoning (as suggested by the BJP) and death due to any possible injuries has been ruled out.
AIIMS doctors, who performed the post-mortem on Bibek Maitra, say that the preliminary post-mortem report suggests he died due to an overdose of drugs.
Doctors have also confirmed that Rahul Mahajan indeed consumed drugs on Thursday night.
Police have confirmed to CNN-IBN that the duo took drugs in the bathroom of the Mahajan residence at 7 Safdarjang Road in delhi.
The police say that they may take Rahul into custody after the chemical analysis of white powder are in.
The police are currently questioning Rahul Mahajan at Apollo hospital's ICU. A police team with video camera's arrived at Apollo to question Rahul after Apollo doctors said he was fit to give a statement.
Doctors say Rahul is steadily recovering and that he is conscious and coherent. He has been put on a liquid diet since Sunday.
The Delhi Police have also decided to examine Rahul’s medical records and question Apollo's Medical Director Anupam Sibal, who made a complete U-turn on Rahul's toxicology report.
Tough stand on one day, ambiguity on the next day - the dramatic turnaround by Apollo hospital authorities on Rahul's drug report has cast a shadow over the on-going investigations in the case.
Rushing to give a clean chit to Rahul, Sibal on Saturday ruled out drug usage, contradicting statements of the four guests at the Mahajan residence on Thursday night.
However, he took a U-turn on Sunday and said that traces of Benzodiazepine - a sedative – had been found in Rahul’s urine sample.
Dr Sibal stood by the controversial report that the urine samples of Rahul had tested negative for any identifiable drug.
At the same time, when asked if Mahajan had drugs, Sibal said, "perhaps yes, perhaps, no".
What is Benzodiazepine |
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Benzodiazepine is a popular drug for the treatment of various medical disorders. It is also a drug of abuse. When combined with other sedatives (most frequently alcohol), patients with benzodiazepine overdose can experience profoundly depressed levels of consciousness. Such cases are commonly observed in emergency departments (EDs) and intensive care units (ICUs).Sibal explained the contradiction by stating that the hospital did not conduct quantitative tests and only performed tests for the qualitative presence of drugs.
"It could be said that cocaine was present even though in a very minute level. It is very much normal," he said.
However, reports by Dr Lal's Pathological Lab, which conducted the quantitative tests on the urine sample, showed the presence of traces of drugs, including cocaine metabolites and cannabinoids.
A test was also conducted on Rahul's blood sample at Lal's Pathologyl Lab, which showed traces of alcohol.
However, another doctor has also said traces of "cocktail of drugs" were found in the sample although it was negative because they were under permissible limits.
Police has called in Dr Sibal for interrogation to the Tughlak Road police station.
Meanwhile, the police is also questioning Sahil Zaroo after he was brought down from Srinagar on Sunday. Sahil confessed that it was he who has brought cocaine for Rahul and Maitra.
Pramod Mahajan's second PA, Harish Sharma, who was discharged from Apollo on Sunday, is also likely to be questioned on Monday.
Sudhanshu Mittal known to be close to the Mahajan family will also be interrogated.
(With inputs from PTI)
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