Resident doctor gives herself lethal injection in Surat

SURAT: A 26-year-old woman resident doctor of Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) was found dead in her hostel room on Sunday morning.
Based on preliminary findings, the police suspect it to be a case of suicide as they have recovered injection and distilled water vials from near the body.
Body of Jigisha Patel, second-year gynaecology student, was found in the K block of a hostel for students in SMIMER hospital campus in Varachha.
Her room-mate alerted others in the hospital and later cops were informed. Patel was from Vaheval village of Mahuva taluka in Surat district.
Police sent the body for post mortem and preliminary findings showed that she died due to overdose of the drug injected. The deceased injected herself with a mixture of two sedative drugs which are normally used as anaesthesia purposes.
“We found a written note in the room in which she claimed that she is responsible for her extreme step. The exact reason will be known only after detailed investigation,” said a police officer in Varachha police station, adding that investigation was started after registering a case of accidental death.
Door of Patel’s room was locked from inside when her room-mate returned on Sunday after her morning shift ended.
Despite knocking multiple times when Patel did not open the door, the room-mate called the security guards who broke it open and to their horror found her lying dead, the police said.
“So far no major issue has come to our knowledge which could be the possible reason for her suicide. We are checking the possibility of any relationship issue,” said cops.