Cuttack: One of the conjoined twins from Kandhamal district, Kalia died today at the SCB Medical College in Cuttack during treatment.
Jaga and Kalia, the conjoined twins who were separated after surgery in 2017, at AIIMS, New Delhi had earlier arrived in Odisha last year after spending more than two years in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Delhi. They were being treated kept at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.
Meanwhile, the doctors. however, said that the health condition of Jaga is stable.
It may be noted thatthe craniopagus conjoined twins were hoping from Milipada village in Kandhamal district, separated by a specialised team of doctors at the AIIMS New Delhi after a marathon 21-hour surgery in October 2017.