Arunima should be shifted to AIIMS: NCW

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The National Commission for Women today said national-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha alias Sonu, who had to undergo a second surgery following infection in her severed limb, should immediately be shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here for 'proper care'.

The 23-year-old, who lost her leg after being pushed out of a moving train by some robbers near Bareilly on the night of April 11, was operated at Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University yesterday.

Sonu was admitted to Lucknow from Bareilly district hospital on Saturday after which it was detected that her amputated left leg had swelling and infection.

"Sonu should be immediately shifted to AIIMS so that proper care can be ensured for her. She was shifted to Lucknow but I think she should be brought here. Government should do it as part of its responsibility," NCW acting chairperson Yasmeen Abrar said.

The women's panel had earlier sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the incident.