Pune Medical College MBBS student found dead in Nainital

Nainital: In a tragic accident, an MBBS student from Pune Medical College was found dead near TS Colony in Haldwani, Nainital district on Saturday night. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem, and injuries were identified on his left ribs due to the fall in the drain, where the medico was found dead.

According to the police, the student was probably sitting next to the deep drain, fell to it and the extreme cold might have caused the death.

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Speaking to The Times of India, Krishna Giri, Mukhani outpost in-charge, said, "Prima facie, it seems to be a case of death due to extreme cold. We are witnessing freezing temperatures here, particularly at night. The autopsy report is yet to come and the exact cause of death will be known only after that. CCTV footage of the area is being scanned. Initial investigation suggests there was no foul play. His family is yet to file a formal complaint and we will take appropriate steps once we get one."

The officer added that when the police reached the spot of incident in the Resham Bagh area, they saw a parked two wheeler and found the teenager in drain. He said, "They found a phone on him and informed his parents."

The father of the victim, who works as a coordinator at Cluster Resource Centre in Betalghat said, "He was the eldest of my two sons. He had left the house at night without informing us. The next morning we looked for him everywhere and then received a call that he had been found dead in a drain."

This is the first reported death that was caused due to cold in Nainital district this winter. The medico is a student of Pune Medical College. He had completed his studies from St Theresa's in Haldwani.

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