The 16-year-old-girl who was allegedly forced to sell her oocytes to private hospitals through a forged Aadhaar card attempted to end her life at a government home at R.N. Pudur here on Tuesday night.
G.S. Gomathi, Joint Director of Health Services, Erode, told The Hindu that she consumed floor cleaner and was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital where she is undergoing treatment. She said that the girl was out of danger and would be discharged on Thursday. “The girl insisted on going home. Since inquiry is in progress, her request could not be accepted and hence she took this decision,” she added.
Currently, the district police and a team from the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) are conducting inquiries with four private hospital doctors and staff.