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BJ Medical College Pune 2nd year MBBS student found dead in hostel

Suicide
Pune: In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old second-year MBBS student of BJ Medical College, Pune, was found dead in her hostel room late Tuesday night.
The student, who hailed from Rajasthan, was reportedly undergoing psychiatric treatment and had expressed a strong desire to continue her studies, according to a note recovered from the scene.
Police officials confirmed that the student did not blame anyone for her actions. She was staying in a shared hostel room with two other female students, and her absence was noticed when she did not return to the room by late evening, prompting her roommates to file a missing person complaint.
Speaking to PTI today, the police officials informed, "A 21-year-old woman medical student allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room of a college here. The woman was found hanging late Tuesday night and a note was found at the spot in which she purportedly mentioned that she was undergoing psychiatric treatment and wanted to study further."
She hailed from Rajasthan and was the second-year MBBS course student at the government-run BJ Medical College, the police said.
She was staying with two other female students in a room of the hostel, an official from Bundgarden police station.
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"As she did not return to her room till late evening, her roommates raised an alarm and approached the police to file a missing complaint. Meanwhile, another hostel inmate spotted her hanging in another room in the premises and alerted the hostel authorities and police," he said.
As per primary investigation, she was undergoing psychiatric treatment since her school days, the official said.
"We have found a note at the spot in which she mentioned that she was undergoing psychiatric treatment and also added that she wanted to study further," he said.
The student did not blame anyone for the extreme step in the note, the official told PTI
"Her parents have been informed and further probe is on into the incident," he added.
Kajal joined Medical Dialogue in 2019 for the Latest Health News. She has done her graduation from the University of Delhi. She mainly covers news about the Latest Healthcare. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.