GMC Nagpur medico suicide: Students held protest seeking justice, Deputy dean resigns

Nagpur: Following the suicide of a final-year MBBS student of Nagpur's Government Medical College and Hospital, deputy dean, Dr Uday Narlawar, who was also serving as the head of the department of community medicine and was in charge of the undergraduate department dealing with MBBS students has now resigned from his post.

In a conversation with TOI, Dean Dr. Raj Gajbhiye informed that the Deputy Dean had tendered his resignation on December 11, citing personal grounds. The dean verified that he had indeed accepted the resignation and appointed Dr Avinash Turankar, HoD of pharmacology as the new Deputy Dean, who will also oversee the UG department.

Dr Raj provided the statement in response to the claims of the medical students of GMCH Nagpur that Dr Narlawar was removed from his post following their day-long protest which was staged in front of the dean's office on December 11. 

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On December 10, the students held a candlelight vigil seeking justice for the deceased student. However, the next day, the students in their protest demanded the immediate removal of Dr Narlawar alleging his lack of support and insensitivity towards their concerns contributed to Pawan's tragedy. In addition, they also demanded for a committee to probe the incident, adds the Times of India.