aruna shanbaug fiance dr.sundeep sardesai

Aruna Shanbaug had slipped into a Permanent Vegetative State (PVS). Although her eyes looked normal, she could not see. She could not speak and her cognitive powers had gone. She could move her limbs but could not walk. She was discovered the next morning lying on the floor unconscious, with blood splattered all over. It also left her blind and hearing impaired. His brutal act caused asphyxiation, which cut off oxygen to her brain, resulting in brain stem contusion injury and cervical cord injury. The normally reserved young nurse from Karnataka had chided the janitor for stealing food meant for the hospital’s dogs. Instead the gold chain and engagement ring, which her attacker - janitor Valmiki stole from her - were used as evidence to book him for the lesser crime of assault and robbery. And so, the Dean of KEM Hospital decided not to publicise the nature of the atrocious attack on Aruna Shanbaug. Rape was a hidden crime, which was never mentioned in public because it stigmatised the woman. While my life went on as usual, hers came to a drastic standstill. Sundeep Sardesai in December. But one horrific night changed everything. The Hindu and nursing my baby son, she was in the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Bombay taking care of critically ill patients and planning to get married to Dr. In November 1973, when I was in Thiruvananthapuram busy writing columns for

Aruna Shanbaug was almost exactly one year younger than me.

Aruna shanbaug fiance dr.sundeep sardesai