AIIMS Bibinagar MBBS student commits suicide

Hyderabad: In an unfortunate incident, a third year MBBS student at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Pedda Cheruvu lake in Bibinagar in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.

The reason behind the student’s extreme step remains unclear, and the police have launched an investigation to determine the cause. No suicide note was found

While searching for him, the police found his belongings near the lake- two-wheeler, footwear and phone. With the help of expert swimmers, the police were able to pull out the body of the student from the lake.

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The incident took place when the 24-year-old student, a native of Kerala had left the hostel on Wednesday but did not return even after a long time. When his friends grew suspicious, they informed his parents who alerted the police. 

As per PTI news report, the student's father found his location to be near a lake at Bibinagar, about 40 kms from Hyderabad. As his two-wheeler and belongings were found near the lake, expert swimmers were called to search for him in the lake. They fished out the body on Thursday.

After recovering his body, the police sent his body for autopsy and handed it over to his parents following the examination. 

IANS has reported that the Department of Psychiatry of AIIMS Bibinagar had launched a suicide prevention helpline as part of its effort to bring down the number of deaths by suicide.

The authorities had said the suicide prevention helpline was established on the premises of AIIMS as per guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) in establishing crisis lines.

It was announced that the helpline has two levels of response to the callers: first response and escalation. While the first response will be done by trained nursing officers while the psychiatry faculty and clinical psychologists would be part of the escalation process. The suicide call response would follow the three domain models, including active listening, suicide enquiry and safety planning.

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