Nagpur Shocker: Cardiologist hangs self after giving anaesthesia overdose to husband, children

Written by MD Bureau Published On 2020-08-20T16:13:12+05:30 | Updated On 20 Aug 2020 4:13 PM IST

Nagpur Shocker: Cardiologist hangs self after giving anaesthesia overdose to husband, children

Maharashtra: In a shocking case, a 41-year-old Maharashtra based doctor allegedly committed suicide after giving anaesthesia to her husband and two minor children in Nagpur on Tuesday. The whole family was found dead in their residence. The police officials have recovered a suicide note from the spot. The doctor was found hanging, while the three family members were found lying in the room.

The police are still investigating the case. Though a suicide note has been recovered from the scene, the reason behind such a drastic step of the doctor is yet unknown.

According to a UNI, the deceased was a well-known cardiologist and she had her hospital in the City. Her husband was a professor in an engineering college. They had two children, one boy, and a girl. According to the police, the doctor her husband (42), and their children aged 11 and 5 were found dead at their home in Om Nagar in Koradi area.

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PTI reports that Bodies of the husband and the children were found on the bed in the master bedroom, while the doctor was found hanging from a ceiling fan according to an official of Koradi police station. The deaths came to light when the deceased's 60-year- old aunt, who lived with them, knocked on the bedroom door and did not receive any response, the official said. After that, the police was informed later which they discovered the dead bodies of the doctor and her family.

Meanwhile, the police have recovered two syringes and suicide note from the scene. The preliminary probe suggests that the doctor might have served some sedative-laced food to her husband and children to render them unconscious and later injected them with unidentified medicine, the official informed PTI.

According to police, "She went to the hospital along with her daughter on a scooty around 6 am on Tuesday and brought a vial of anesthetic drug. After coming back home, she allegedly injected her husband and two children with a heavy dose of the anesthetic and then hanged herself." The police recovered two syringes from the room where bodies of the husband and the two children were found, and another syringe and an empty vial of anesthesia was found in the backyard of the house

Some empty liquor bottles were also recovered from the house, the official said, adding that the probe revealed the doctor's husband used to consume liquor at home.

In a purported suicide note recovered from the spot, the doctor had mentioned that her husband appeared quite depressed since some time and she could not see him "dying everyday", the official said.

After postmortem, the bodies were handed over to their family members and the viscera was sent for forensic analysis.

The police have called the family members and friends for questioning and are also analysing their call detail records.

"We are yet to find out the exact reason behind the extreme step. The couple''s relatives and friends could provide us crucial leads, the official said. He said some of their neighbours told the police that they had never seen the couple quarrelling.

A case under relevant provisions of the IPC has been registered in this regard.

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Source : with inputs

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