Amaravati, Nov 1 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Sunday said the next 48 hours would be crucial for the recovery of a Class 10 girl critically injured in a chainsaw attack at her school in Anantapur district.
He made the remarks after visiting the girl at a Bengaluru hospital where she is undergoing treatment.
Two Class 10 students were attacked with a chainsaw by a man who allegedly barged into their classroom at a government high school in Raptadu, Anantapur district, on Saturday.
One girl suffered critical injuries, including the loss of her right hand, while the other sustained injuries attempting to protect her classmate.
The critically injured girl was initially treated at Anantapur Government General Hospital before being shifted to the private hospital in Bengaluru through a green corridor for advanced medical care.
“Doctors informed me that the necessary surgeries have been successfully completed and her condition is currently stable. However, the next 48 hours will be crucial, and her health will be continuously monitored,” Lokesh told reporters.
The minister said the girl’s health condition would be continuously monitored over the next 48 hours and urged doctors to provide her with the best possible treatment, treating her as their own child.
Earlier, Lokesh visited the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where the girl is undergoing treatment and met her.
The minister subsequently met the girl’s parents and assured them that the government would extend all possible support.
Lokesh said he also enquired with the school principal about the circumstances surrounding the incident and said strict punishment would be ensured for the person responsible for the attack.
