Madras Medical College Surgical Gastroenterology Assistant Professor found dead under mysterious circumstances
Doctor Suicide
Chennai: In an unfortunate incident, a 42-year-old doctor's decomposed body was recovered on Tuesday by the police from his apartment at Alwarpet in Chennai.
The doctor, an assistant professor in the surgical gastroenterology department at Madras Medical College (MMC) was found dead in his room. He was living alone for 13 years at a flat on TTK Road, owned by a relative.
It is believed that the doctor allegedly committed suicide on August 19 however his body was found three days later on August 22. Although the reason behind his death is unknown, police investigations revealed that he was infected with COVID-19 thrice during the pandemic and his heart was affected 75 per cent because of the repeated infection.
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On Tuesday, the incident came to light after the family members of the doctor were unable to reach him through calls and texts. Following this, his parents asked one of his former colleagues to check on him. When the former colleague went to the doctor's house, he was shocked to discover the doctor's decomposed body lying in the room.
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