Baby Falak dies in AIIMS after a 2-month battle with injuries and infections

NEW DELHI: Baby Falak, who moved the entire country with her suffering has died inAIIMS on Thursday evening after fighting a 2-month battle for life. Doctors said that the likely cause of the death was heart failure.

Baby Falak was brought to AIIMS and was admitted to the trauma centre on January 18 by a 14-year-old who claimed to be her mother. She severe head injury, both her arms broken, bite marks all over her body and her cheeks branded with hot iron.

She underwent a life saving surgery of the brain immediately after her admission in AIIMS. Later on, more surgeries followed to stabilize her condition. Doctors even conducted a tracheostomy on her.

Ten people including key-accused Raj Kumar Gupta who had handed over the baby to the 14-year-old girl have been arrested in the case.