LIVE: Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik Latest Health Updates

PANAJI: Tuesday: 00:20 AM

The health condition of Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik, who is currently being treated at Goa Medical College and Hospital in Panaji after being severely injured in the accident in Karnataka, is stable, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday late night.

Sawant said that the condition of union minister was critical earlier but “now he is stable.”

“Team of doctors led by Dean of GMCH Dr Shivanand Bandekar is treating him. We are giving him the best medical care,” the chief minister said.

State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the team of doctors at GMCH are on standby to ensure the best treatment for the recuperation of Naik.

Rane tweeted “Really shocked to hear about the news of Shri @shripadynaik Ji’s car accident. Our team of doctors at Goa Medical College and Hospital are on standby to ensure the best treatment for his recuperation. Shall be personally monitoring the same.”

In yet another tweet, Rane wrote “Deeply saddened to hear about the sad demise of Smt Vijaya Naik Ji, wife of Shri Shripad Naik Ji. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May her soul rest in eternal peace.”

ANKOLA: Monday: 23:37 PM

Union minister Shripad Naik’s wife Vijaya Naik and his close aide Deepak Dhume died in a road accident when the Toyota SUV they were travelling in met with an accident near Hillur-Hosakambi village in Ankola taluk on Monday.

Naik’s wife Vijaya suffered head injuries and died while being brought to a private hospital in Ankola. One more person in the car died in a government hospital.

The driver has been admitted to a government hospital in Ankola.

Police said Shripad Naik, along with his wife, personal assistant Deepak, his close confidante Sai Kiran, gunman (bodyguard) and the driver were heading from Yallapur to Gokarna on Monday night. On the way, the driver lost his control over the car near Hosakambi village in Ankola Taluk of Uttara Kannada and the vehicle overturned.

The other co-passengers who were in the car at the time of the incident have been identified as Sayikiran Sethiya, Gunmam Tukaram Patil and driver Suraj Nayak. They are being treated at the government hospital.

The condition of Union minister Naik is said to be stable and he was shifted to Goa Medical College at North Goa, after preliminary treatment in Ankola.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant to ensure proper arrangements for the treatment of Shripad Naik at Goa.

Union home minister Rajnath Singh expressed his sympathies on the incident and wished Naik a speedy recovery.
रा रा मंी ी ीपद नाइक केसड़क दुघटना मघायल होनेकेसमाचार सेम और अंत दुखी ँ।गोवा…
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— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) 1610383935000

Rajnath also told Goa CM that he will arrange a special air ambulance to airlift Shripad Naik if required

Naik and four of his family members had visited Gante Ganapati temple at Yellapur in the morning. The minister and his family performed the pooja in the temple and later proceeded to Gokarna at around 7pm.

The car diverted from the NH-63 to a sub-road, which is a shortcut to Gokarna. The road was in very bad condition and the driver lost control over the vehicle and the car turned upside down.

“It was not a collision between vehicles. Prima facie it appears to be the case of the driver losing control of the car” a police officer told PTI.

Vijaya and two others suffered serious head injuries. Police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured persons to the hospitals in Ankola.

Ankola police have registered a case.