Woman Cop Died Due To ‘Excited Delirium’ At Accident Site In Odisha’s Rourkela

Rourkela: Putting at rest speculations over the death of a woman assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police during crowd management at an accident site in Odisha’s Rourkela, police on Saturday made it clear that she had not died due to any attack.

Rourkela Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra told media that the death of ASI Alisa Narmi Lugun was caused by a condition called excited delirium. It is also called agitated delirium or hyperactive delirium.

Therefore, the charge of murder under section 302 of the IPC will now be deleted from case.
The SP said that after receiving the postmortem report, the poliec sent it to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for further analysis. As per the AIIMS, the woman ASI died due to excited delirium. It happens when someone gets excessively excited and experiences an adrenalin rush and subsequent problem in breathing, he said.

It has been clearly stated that there has been no attack on the police woman and there is no injury to her body, he said.

The police will now investigate in that direction and arrive at a conclusion soon enough. As per the allegations of her family of the deceased, police had lodged a murder case. After these findings, probe will be conducted accordingly, the SP said.

It may be recalled that Lugun, who was posted at Uditnagar police station in Rourkela, died under mysterious circumstances while on duty at a road accident site.

Notably, Lugun had gone to an accident spot when she felt uneasy and was rushed to the hospital. However, doctors declared her dead upon arrival. The sudden death of a hefty and healthy police officer had raised serious questions.

While reports suggest that lady ASI died of a heart attack, family members alleged a bigger conspiracy and suspected her death to be linked with the death of Rourkela Assistant Collector.