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MBBS intern commits suicide; second such case in Rajasthan in 4 days

TNN | Jul 20, 2019, 09.36 PM IST

JAIPUR: A 23-year-old medical student committed suicide by hanging herself from ceiling of her room in girls’ hostel of government-run SP medical college of Bikaner on Saturday.
It is second such case of a medical student ending her life in the state. On Tuesday, a medical student had committed suicide, who was completing her post graduation (gynaecology) at Zanana hospital attached to Sawai Man Singh medical college.

The incident happened at around 6.30pm. When her hostel mates peeked through the windows of her room, they found her hanging from the ceiling. “Her brother was calling her but when she did not pick up the phone, he called her hostel mates to check why she was not picking his phone. When they looked inside the room through the window, they found her hanging,” said Govind Singh, station house officer, Jai Narayan Vyas Colony colony.

The door was locked from inside. To take her out, they had to break open the door. She was rushed to trauma centre, where she was declared brought dead.

The deceased has been identified as Manisha Kumawat, who was MBBS student and was completing her internship from the SP medical college. She was resident of Anoopshahr of Hanumangarh district.

Sadar circle officer Bhojraj Singh said, “We have deployed policemen at her room and also her room has been locked. We are waiting for her family members to come here to initiate investigation into the matter.”

She was staying in a single room in the girls’ hostel and was staying here for five years, he said.

However, SP medical college principal Dr HS Kumar said, “There are no complaint filed by the medical student who committed suicide and also no complaint is filed against her. The police will investigate into the matter.”

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