GORAKHPUR: A 56-year-old woman declared dead at a private hospital began coughing as her family prepared for her last rites in Gorakhpur, following which she was taken to a medical college where she is undergoing treatment, according to her family.Lalita Devi, wife of Shivmurat Yadav and a resident of Belwa Dakhili village under the Barhalganj police station limits, had been suffering from fever for a week. Her family first took her to a private practitioner near Pidhani crossing for treatment.Her condition worsened on Tuesday, prompting her admission to a private hospital in Barhalganj. Doctors suspected a brain haemorrhage and advised the family to take her to Gorakhpur.Her brother-in-law, Chandramauli Yadav, said, “Doctors at a private hospital in Gorakhpur declared her dead on Wednesday and asked the family to take her home.”“After reaching the village, the family began preparations for her last rites. A bamboo bier had been arranged when the women in the family started performing the final rituals,” he said.“As tulsi water was poured into Lalita Devi’s mouth, she suddenly began coughing, leaving the family members shocked,” he added.According to the family, they immediately took her to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, where she is currently undergoing treatment.The hospital has yet to issue an official statement on her medical condition or the circumstances in which she was declared dead.(With inputs from PTI)
