RG Kar Medical College MBBS student found hanging in hospital quarters
Karimnagar Student’s Alleged Suicide
Kolkata: In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old second-year MBBS student of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was allegedly found hanging in her room at the ESI quarters in Kamarhati. No suicide note has been recovered from the spot. Police registered a case of unnatural death and launched an investigation. It is suspected that the medico might have been suffering from depression.
According to media reports, the incident came to light after her mother tried several times to contact her, but failed. After the mother could not reach her, she went to the medico's room in the hospital quarters.
The medico lived with her mother, a doctor at the local ESI hospital. As per the police sources, the medico may have been struggling with depression.
“Despite repeated calls, there was no response from her. Eventually, her mother broke open the door and found her hanging. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead,” The Times of India quoted a senior police officer of the Barrackpore Commissionerate as saying.
No suicide note was found, the report added.
The medical student was immediately rushed to the hospital but was declared dead, reports The Telegraph
The police have launched an unnatural death investigation into the matter. The body has been sent for postmortem at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital. RG Kar Hospital officials said was generally quiet, the TOI report added.
The incident comes days after Sanjay Roy, a convict in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical and Hospital, was sentenced to life term till death by a Sealdah court in Kolkata.
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