Unfortunate: Senior Cardiologist, HOD at GB Pant Hospital commits suicide
Dr Saibal Mukhopadhyay, a senior cardiologist from G B Pant Hospital in Delhi, passed away in an apparent suicide at his Mayur Vihar residence. The 56-year-old had served the hospital for over 20 years.;
Doctor Suicide
New Delhi: In a most unfortunate news coming from the medical fraternity on World Mental Health day today, a 56-year-old senior cardiologist who was serving as the Head of Department, Cardiology at GB pant Hospital died on Monday morning after he allegedly jumped off from a high floor of his apartment building in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar area.
As per the police, the doctor left a suicide note in his house at Shekhar Apartments in which he took responsibility for his death,
The Mayur Vihar police station received information about the incident around 6 am. The police reached the spot and recovered the body, they said.
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The victim was identified as Dr Saibal Mukhopadhyay, who worked as a senior doctor at the G B Pant Hospital here, a senior police officer said.
On inspection of the deceased’s flat, a suicide note was found in which he took responsibility for his death, the officer said.
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