Telangana Excise Constable, 25-year-old Gajula Sowmya, who sustained serious injuries during an operation to apprehend ganja smugglers in Nizamabad, continues to remain in a critical condition at Hyderabad’s Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), though doctors say her condition has shown slight improvement.
The Constable had sustained grievous injuries while attempting to intercept suspected ganja smugglers in Nizamabad, after the accused rammed their vehicle into her.
According to a health bulletin issued by NIMS on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), Ms. Sowmya was brought to the Hospital’s Emergency Department at 1.40 a.m. on January 25 and was immediately admitted.
The bulletin stated that at the time of admission, her Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was E3VTM1 as she was sedated. The GCS is a standard neurological scale used to assess a patient’s level of consciousness by evaluating eye, verbal and motor responses, with higher scores indicating better brain function. Her pulse rate was 140 beats per minute, higher than the normal range of 60 to 100, and her blood pressure had dropped to 60/40 mmHg, indicating severe shock. She was placed on Noradrenaline support, a medication used to raise dangerously low blood pressure and improve blood flow to vital organs.
