Drunk Nigerian woman creates ruckus at shop, govt hospital

A Nigerian woman who went on a rampage and injured herself at National Market in Gandhinagar, created a ruckus at KC General Hospital on Monday.

The woman, in her mid-twenties, identified as Namplima Marian, who claims to be a student and her companion Yesudas Puthambara, went to a store at National Market under the influence of alcohol. Namplima repeatedly banged her hand against the glass at the cash counter. The glass broke, leaving her injured. Storekeeper Narpat Kumar called the police as she created a ruckus, said DCP (West) Ajay Hilori.

A police team took her to KC General Hospital in Malleswaram for treatment. As she refused to get down from the autorickshaw and the police had to virtually drag her out. She accused “Indians” and the police of trying to kill her. The Home Guards threw a blanket on her and tried to calm her down. She escaped and chased a couple of policemen who tried to restrain her, said the police.

She also barged into the Emergency Hall and tried to ransack it, but was caught and taken into the hospital.

Namplima and Puthambara have been booked under IPC Sections 323 ( voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 427 (causing mischief and damage), 448 (house-trespass) and 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach, based on a complaint filed by Narpat Kumar, the DCP added.

Doctors at K C General Hospital were attending a review meeting when the chaos drew them out.

Dr Manjunath, medical superintendent, K C General Hospital said Namplima has been referred to the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) for a medical examination.

“We are unsure if she was under the influence of any substance (drugs) or whether she has any psychiatric ailment. Even patients with acute psychosis have a tendency to behave aggressively,” he said.

He added that she also kicked two doctors while the other doctors tried to put her on IV fluids. “We had to shift the patients in the casualty to the next room to ensure that nothing untoward happened,” he said.

Even as doctors put her on medication to calm her down, the woman became violent in 15 minutes. She was then sent in an ambulance with three staff nurses, two doctors and three police constables.