College girl dies after horror at BF’s hand

17-year-old's boyfriend inserted a screwdriver  into her vagina to bring her delayed periods Mumbai, Dec 22, 2012 [Mumbai Mirror] -- A17-year-old commerce student, whose boyfriend inserted a screwdriver into her vagina to bring on her delayed periods, died of septecimia and acute respiratory distress syndrome at a Chembur hospital on Tuesday. The girl, a resident of Thane, was admitted to the Surana Sethia Hospital last Wednesday when she complained of persistent fever and abdominal pain, but she revealed what her boyfriend had done to her to the doctors only a week later. By then, it was too late. Prince Surana, the hospital's medical director, on Friday said the Chunabhatti police station has been informed about the case and the matter is now with the Naupada police in Thane. According to the doctors, who struggled for a week to diagnose the girl's condition, her boyfriend, who may now be booked for murder, performed his hare-brained procedure on her on December 7 after she missed her periods by a few days and they feared she could be pregnant. When she missed classes three days later because of acute discomfort, her father took her to a local doctor. The doctor put the girl on IV fluids and administered antibiotics. While the girl felt better after the treatment, there was a relapse on December 12 and she was brought to Surana Hospital in Chembur. The doctors initially suspected she was suffering from some gastric problem and prescribed a few tests, including X rays. The X rays revealed accumulated air in the abdomen which indicated gastrointestinal perforation. "When she was brought to the hospital, her condition was very serious. Her hemoglobin was 6 gram (ideal is above 10). She was given three units of blood to improve her hemoglobin levels. On December 14, we performed a laparotomy to close the perforations. However, when her abdomen was opened, we found pus around the uterus and other organs and no intestinal perforation. The source of septic pus was now a mystery," Dr Jiten Chowdhary, laparoscopic surgeon said. Dr Chowdhary said he found the bleeding from uterus surprising since there was no history to which the injury could be ascribed to. The hospital then decided to call a gynecologist to examine her. The gynecologist found that her vagina had extensive injuries that were infected. When her parents were asked about these injuries, they had no clue. On December 17, after the doctors counselled the girl, she revealed what her boyfriend had done to her. "The girl was not pregnant. Her boyfriend's stupidity took her life," said the hospital resident medical officer, who did not wish to be identified. While the girl battled for her life, her boyfriend did not visit her even once. The girl's father said he was not aware her daughter was in a relationship. "I am in shock…my young daughter is no more. The person responsible for her death should be punished," he said. Senior Police Inspector, Chunabhatti, Damodar Chaudhari said the girl died a day after he was informed about the case. "On the night of December 17 we visited the hospital to record her statement. We could not speak to her because she was on a ventilator and the next morning she passed away," he said. The post-mortem was conducted at the Rajawadi hospital and the report confirmed extensive injuries to her private parts. Since the girl was a resident of Thane, the case has been now transferred to the Naupada police station. The cops have not yet questioned the girl's boyfriend. Senior Inspector of Naupada police station J D More said he will consult medical experts and record statements of the doctors who treated the victim. We will get to the bottom of the case."