KMC house surgeon found dead
Cause Of Death Not Known Yet, Being Tested Again For Covid
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:18.05.2020
A 23-year-old house surgeon was found dead in her hostel room at the Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) on Friday morning. Police said the woman, a resident of Perambur, was staying in the hostel since April 18 due to the lockdown and was posted in the obstetrics and gynaecology department.
She had visited Indonesia with her parents a month ago and had since been in quarantine though she tested negative. She had rejoined duty on April 18.
On Friday morning, two of her friends who lived in the same hostel came looking for her. When repeated knocks did not elicit any response, they called up her mobile phone. When their calls went unanswered, her friends alerted the hostel authorities. A security guard broke open the door and found her lying on the bed. The police were called and she was rushed to the hospital where she was declared brought dead.
Police said the cause of death was not immediately known and the viscera had been collected for testing. The Kilpauk police registered a case of unnatural death and sent the body for postmortem.
Health Secretary Beela Rajesh and senior police officials visited the hospital and also conducted an inquiry. The woman usually stayed at her home at Perambur, but had shifted to the hostel because of the lockdown. She had not been assigned to attend to Covid-19 patients and had been was posted in the obstetrics and gynaecology department ten days ago.
On Thursday night, she had dinner with her friends. Her parents had gone to Vellore before the lockdown. She last spoke to her mother at 9pm on Thursday. “Also, she posted a message in her family group saying her work was hectic and she had no time for relaxation,” said a senior police officer.
Doctors have lifted swabs again for testing for Covid-19. There were no external injuries on her body. Police are awaiting the postmortem report to ascertain the cause of death.
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