IGIMS 2nd year PG Radiology ends life by hanging

Patna: In an unfortunate incident, a 28-year-old resident doctor and a second-year postgraduate student in the Radiology Department at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a towel in the kitchen at his residence in Patna's Shivaji Nagar. No suicide note was recovered from the scene. 

The medico reportedly used a noose made from a 'gamcha' to hang himself from a hook in the kitchen ceiling. It is unknown why he took the extreme step but the police are investigating every possible angle to determine the reason behind it. 

Although the student lived in rented accommodation, he came to his house on Monday night as his parents had gone to their native place in Supaul. Therefore the house was empty and he was alone. 

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As per a TOI news report, the incident came to light after his family could not reach him through calls on Tuesday morning. Feeling worried about him, his parents contacted the tenant living upstairs in the same building to check up on him. Despite multiple knocks, the tenant received no response. 

Later, his parents called his friends who tried multiple times to reach him but failed. Following this, his friends went to his house and noticed the door was locked from inside. They broke the door open and found the doctor hanging from the ceiling. 

Subsequently, the police were informed who reached the spot along with a forensic team and conducted a preliminary investigation. They sent his body for postmortem and recovered his cell phone for further investigation. 

Dinesh Kumar Pandey, SDPO-II (Law and Order) told TOI, "We received information that a young man died by suicide at Shivaji Nagar. Upon receiving the information, the SHO along with a police team immediately arrived at his residence at Shivaji Nagar. During the probe, it came out that the man was a second-year PG student at the IGIMS. He lived in a rented accommodation near pillar no. 70 in Raja Bazar area. On Monday late night, he went to his house at Shivaji Nagar as his parents had gone to their native place in Supaul," he said.

"On Tuesday morning, when his family and friends tried to call him around 9 am, they couldn't reach him. A tenant living upstairs in the same building knocked on his door, but when he didn't respond, he informed his friends. Upon arrival of his friends, they broke open the door and found him hanging from a noose made of ‘gamcha' in the kitchen," the SDPO said.

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