31-year-old Anaesthesiologist found dead in Chennai amid marriage dispute

Chennai: In a tragic incident, a 31-year-old woman doctor in Chennai allegedly died by suicide after facing prolonged opposition from her family over her choice of marriage partner. 

According to the news reports, the deceased doctor had been working as an anaesthesiologist at the hospital for the past year. She lost her parents during her college days and was raised by her elder brother, a doctor based in Chengalpattu. 

The incident came to light after she completed her duty. The doctor entered the duty doctor’s cabin and locked the door. When she did not respond to repeated calls, a nurse alerted other hospital staff, who later found her unresponsive.

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Police sources said the doctor was in a relationship with a 31-year-old orthopaedic doctor working at a private hospital in Kodambakkam. When she informed her brother about the relationship, the response was not favourable. Her partner had also delayed talking to his family about the relationship, police said, reports TNIE.

Meanwhile, the doctor’s relatives had begun searching for a suitable marriage alliance for her, which she had reportedly opposed for the past four months. Following a recent argument with her family, she moved out of her brother’s residence and has been staying at a friend’s apartment near Sathya Sai Hospital in Thiruporur.

According to the news reports, on the day of the incident, her brother, along with other relatives, visited the hospital and asked her to return home, which reportedly led to an argument. Later that night, after completing her duty, she went into the duty doctor’s cabin and locked the door. When she did not respond to repeated calls, a nurse alerted other hospital staff. She was subsequently found unresponsive inside the room. Despite efforts to revive her, she was declared dead.

The hospital authorities informed her family and the Maraimalai Nagar police. The body was sent to Chengalpattu Government Hospital for postmortem examination and later handed over to her kin.

Police have registered a case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to her death.

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