Mumbai: Depressed over low marks, 2nd-year MBBS student commits suicide

Mumbai: Depressed over scoring low marks in exams, a second-year MBBS student allegedly ended his life after hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his residence on Friday in the northern Mumbai suburb of Kandivali. 

According to the police. the 22-year-old student from Vilasrao Deshmukh College in Latur reportedly lost all hope in life after receiving his exam results on Friday. This further intensified his feelings of frustration and depression, as he once again scored low marks.

It was alleged that the deceased was taking medication for depression in the past few days leading up to his tragic decision. His family members are said to have known about his worries regarding his poor exam results.

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The student was found hanging in the hall of his house when his mother was in another room and his father was out for work. Staying at home for the last two months, he allegedly committed suicide on Friday at around 11:30 am. 

As per a Free Press Journal news report, the incident occurred when his mother was busy in the kitchen unaware of what had happened with his son. However, she was shocked soon after he came into the hall and discovered her son's body hanging from the ceiling fan with a scarf.

Following this, he was immediately rushed to Shatabdi Hospital where the doctors declared him dead. 

"His mother spotted him hanging and alerted her husband and neighbours. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The family has told us they do not have complaints against anybody in connection with the incident," the official informed PTI.

Anand Bhoite, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-11), told the daily, “No suicide note was found at the home. The body has been sent for postmortem and the report is awaited.” 

The police have registered an accidental death case in this regard and an investigation is underway. Moreover, they have recorded statements from his relatives, who said that the deceased interacted with them normally when they visited his house.

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