Injured during ‘Jumboo Savari’ Girl child shifted to ward

• Likely to be discharged from hospital in a day or two

• State Govt. urged to provide Rs. 25 lakh compensation

Mysuru: The five-year-old girl, who had sustained serious head injury when a Cop allegedly swung his lathi to control the crowd at Highway Circle during ‘Jumboo Savari’ on Oct. 21 and later underwent a surgical procedure at Manipal Hospital in city, is likely to be discharged today or tomorrow.

Hospital sources said that Shishira, the injured girl, who was undergoing treatment in an ICU at the hospital post surgery and was shifted to the ward on Oct. 24, is stable and is speaking with her parents.

Sources also said that the girl’s parents had paid Rs. 2.50 lakh initially and following assurance from District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, the hospital has not taken any money from the girl’s parents since then and is continuing the treatment.

A total of Rs. 4.50 lakh has been billed till date and no amount or communication from the Police Department or from the District Administration is received by the Hospital.

Narasimharaja (NR) Police will be submitting a report to the Deputy Commissioner tomorrow.

Rs. 25 lakh compensation urged

Meanwhile, Karnataka Dalita Sangarsha Samithi – Dada Saheb Dr. N. Murthy Faction District President Shankar has urged the State Government to provide a compensation of Rs. 25 lakh to the injured girl.

He said that though the Government had announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh, the amount is still not paid and added that as the injury may pose a problem to the girl in future, the State Government should provide a compensation of Rs. 25 lakh.

An appeal would be made to the Chief Minister, District Minister, Deputy Commissioner and the City Police Commissioner in this regard, Shankar said.