Ahmedabad: PG Pediatrics commits suicide with Propofol
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AHMEDABAD- A BJ Medical College postgraduate student in Pediatrics, aged 26, was found dead on the terrace of the college with injection Propofol being discovered on the site. The probable suicide by the doctor due to exam pressure has indeed left her family and colleagues in a state of shock.
Ruhi Hatidhara, hailing from Palanpur, was found with an inserted needle in her left wrist on Saturday around 8.30 am. She is believed to have injected Propofol, an anesthetic used in surgical procedures. She was discovered in an unconscious state by a fellow doctor who had gone to the terrace of the PG hostel building for his routine morning walk. She was declared dead on reaching the hospital.
The Police investigating the case have revealed the girl to have been pregnant. According to them, the girl was in a state of anxiety regarding her exams, which were to commence from May 1, as she was finding it difficult to recall all that she was studying. The police informed that this could possibly have been the reason for Ruhi to have taken her life. As per TOI, The Police have also recovered an empty injection ampoule of Propofol and four sealed ones from the terrace. Further investigations are underway
Ruhi Hatidhara, hailing from Palanpur, was found with an inserted needle in her left wrist on Saturday around 8.30 am. She is believed to have injected Propofol, an anesthetic used in surgical procedures. She was discovered in an unconscious state by a fellow doctor who had gone to the terrace of the PG hostel building for his routine morning walk. She was declared dead on reaching the hospital.
The Police investigating the case have revealed the girl to have been pregnant. According to them, the girl was in a state of anxiety regarding her exams, which were to commence from May 1, as she was finding it difficult to recall all that she was studying. The police informed that this could possibly have been the reason for Ruhi to have taken her life. As per TOI, The Police have also recovered an empty injection ampoule of Propofol and four sealed ones from the terrace. Further investigations are underway
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