Ramdev follower remains critical

New Delhi: Raj Bala, who was severely injured in the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev last month, continues to be serious, her doctors said on Thursday. The status report released Thursday by G.B. Pant Hospital medical superintendent N. Shashi Gururaja said: “Patient is conscious and obeying verbal commands and she continues to be on ventilatory support and her condition is very critical.” A resident of Gurgaon, Bala, 51, underwent surgery June 5 for cervical spinal injuries. She has been in the intensive care unit of the G.B. Pant Hospital here, bedridden for over a month now. (IANS)