Assam: GMCH Pathology Assistant Professor found hanging from ceiling fan, cops claim depression
Suicide
Guwahati: In an unfortunate incident, a 52-year-old Assistant Professor of the pathology department at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her residence on Sunday.
According to the police, the doctor was found dead, hanging in her daughter's room at her residence in Hatigaon’s Basisthapur in the early morning.
The deceased was the assistant professor of the department of pathology at GMCH.
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As per a media report in TOI, the doctor was suffering from depression, informed police sources. However, her husband claimed that they were happy and living satisfactory life for almost 25 years. Therefore, the reason behind her suicide is unknown.
No suicide note was found at the scene and the police have started an investigation after registering a case of unnatural death.
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