KARACHI: On Wednesday, the officials revealed that death of the young woman on April 18 in a Korangi government hospital was due to a severe allergic reaction. Formerly, her family had alleged that she was drugged, raped and then poisoned by the medical staff.
Based on lab-tests, the possibility of sexual assault too has been ruled out.
On Wednesday, DIG East Amir Farooqi told a private source that investigators received autopsy and chemical examiner’s reports which said the apparent cause of death was “anaphylaxis”.
He said that the report also ruled out any sexual assault. “Further confirmation of this will be done through a DNA [test] whose report is still awaited,” he said, referring to the DNA samples of the three paramedics and two doctors that had been sent to a forensic lab in Jamshoro.
The doctors described anaphylaxis as a serious, life-threatening allergic reaction and the most common anaphylactic reactions are said to be from food, insect stings and medication.
Ismat, a resident of Ibrahim Hyderi, had gone for treatment of gums infection at the Sindh Government Hospital, Korangi, where she died of alleged medical negligence on April 18.
Her family alleged that she died due to being drugged and raped, nominating the paramedics and a doctor as criminals. Sindh Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah, ordered a probe into the matter.
Ismat’s death had caused uproar from residents of Ibrahim Hyderi as well as women’s rights activists.
