Indian woman suffering from rare disease fights deportation from UK

An Indian woman suffering from a rare disease, which even left her in a coma after a major surgery, is fighting against being deported from the UK back to India.

Bhavani Espathi, who came to Britain as a student, suffers from Crohn's Disease a digestive tract disorder for which she requires a specific immunosuppressant which she says is currently unavailable in India.

"The only thing keeping me somewhat 'healthy' besides constant medical attention are immunosuppressants such as Ustekinumab, which is currently unavailable in India, the country that the British Home Office believes is a place I should return for palliative care' instead of living in the UK," says the 31-year-old, who has launched an online campaign to seek support for her case.

The UK Home Office recently issued a letter stating that her application for leave to remain in the UK had been refused and that she was liable to be forcibly removed.

The letter arrived as she lay in a coma after a major operation and her ...