‘His phone kept ringing, but he didn’t answer’: AIIMS-Patna student dies by suicide in hostel; probe on | Patna News

PATNA: A first-year MD (doctor of medicine) student of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna, hailing from Odisha, died by suicide in his hostel room on the campus on Saturday, said police. The deceased was identified as Jadavendra Sahu (25), son of Upendra Sahu, a resident of an area under Gondiya block in Dhenkanal district of Odisha. He took admission to AIIMS-Patna in Jan this year.According to AIIMS doctors, Jadavendra committed suicide by injecting himself with a high dose of anaesthetic drug late Friday night. When the gate of his room did not open on Saturday morning, his colleagues informed the AIIMS administration. The Phulwarisharif police were called, and the gate was opened in the presence of the magistrate. Jadavendra was lying unconscious on the bed, he was immediately admitted to the emergency ward of the AIIMS. However, the doctors declared him dead.The AIIMS officials said he was a PG student in the gynaecology and obstetrics department. Phulwarisharif’s sub-divisional police officer-I, Sushil Kumar, said around 1pm, the police received information that first-year MD student Jadavendra, who resided in room number 515 of hostel number 10 at the AIIMS, had not opened his room since morning. “His phone was ringing inside, but he was not responding. Police arrived at the hostel, and in the presence of AIIMS administration and a magistrate, the door was broken open, and his body was found on the bed,” he said.“The FSL team has been called, and his family informed. He is from Odisha, and further legal proceedings are underway. An inquest is being prepared. After this, a postmortem will be conducted, and other technical evidence will be collected. The authorities have not yet provided any clear information, but the cause of death will be known by the FSL and postmortem reports,” Kumar said.