Missing patient found dead 2 km from Barmer Medical College

Jaisalmer: In a shocking incident, a 70-year-old patient undergoing treatment at Barmer Medical College who went missing under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday was recently found dead by the police authorities on the hills near Sujeshwar Mahadev temple, approximately 2 kilometres from the hospital.

According to the police, the patient succumbed to high temperatures and dehydration after he left the hospital during his treatment and ventured to the hills.  

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As per a TOI news report, the patient, a resident of Magne ki Dhani, was brought to the hospital by his family due to respiratory problems on Tuesday. At night, the patient and his family stayed overnight in the hospital after having dinner.   

However, moments later, the family found the patient not on his bed and was missing at around 4 am. They searched for him thoroughly but failed to find him. Following their failed attempt, the hospital administration was informed after which the police were alerted.    

Upon receiving the information, the police initiated a search operation for the missing patient and received a piece of information about a body lying on the stairs of Sujeshwar temple.    

After confirming the patient's body, the police informed his family members and later kept his body at the mortuary.

A similar incident was reported by the Medical Dialogues Team in February last year when a patient undergoing treatment at the state-run medical college, Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, went missing from the hospital. Following this, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak issued an order to investigate the matter and sought a report from the college's principal in three days.

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