Patient jumps off 4th floor at Panchkula Civil Hospital, dies

Panchkula: In an unfortunate incident, a 45-year-old patient admitted to the psychiatric ward allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of a Civil hospital in Sector 6.

As per authorities, the patient became violent when his wife left saying that she would return with food for him after picking up children from school. Following this, he created a ruckus at the hospital leading to the injury of two individuals and then jumped off the building.

The deceased was admitted to the de-addiction centre and psychiatric ward situated on the 4th floor of the hospital on Tuesday the same day when the incident occurred.

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As per the HT news report, the patient removed the grill of a window in the ward by using a fire extinguisher and then jumped from the window of the building.

Two individuals- a security guard and another patient sustained injuries while trying to prevent the patient from taking the extreme step. The security guard got hit on his foot by the victim with the extinguisher while the other patient suffered an injury in his eye after the victim flung the fire extinguisher at him.

“A patient admitted on Tuesday morning had turned violent and jumped off the fourth floor,” confirmed principal medical officer (PMO) Dr Umesh Modi.

Later, the hospital authorities informed the police and a case is yet to be registered in this case. The wife of the patient has been informed of his passing.

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