New Delhi: A 40-year-old All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctor has allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at his home in Delhi’s Gautam Nagar, the police said on Friday.
Dr Mohit Singhal was found hanging in a room locked from inside on second floor in Gautam Nagar area.
“A PCR call was received in the police station Hauz Khas at 3:10 PM that foul smell was coming out from a house in Gautam Nagar. On the spot, a decomposed dead body of a male person was found hanging in a room locked from inside,” the police said.
The deceased was in the department of Pediatrics of AIIMS Hospital and last joined his office on Tuesday, an official said.
“He is a permanent resident of Panchkula, Chandigarh and allegedly residing alone in this room since 2006,” the police added.
Investigation has been initiated to ascertain the reason that prompted him to take the extreme step.
On August 10, a second-year medical student had committed suicide at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. The student was identified as Vikas, jumped off the roof of hostel number 19 at around 6 pm.
The police, in a statement had said that they received a call about a person jumping off the hostel roof at about 6 pm.
“Upon reaching the spot, the injured person was promptly moved to the trauma centre and was given treatment. He was declared dead during treatment,” they had said.
Vikas was a permanent resident of Bangalore.
According to the police, the doctor was earlier admitted to a psychiatry ward as a patient as he was experiencing some mental health issues.
The police also revealed that Vikas on duty on Monday and had taken a one-hour leave from the ward. During this break, he allegedly came to the hostel and jumped off the roof. Further inquiry is underway.
On July 17, a 32-year-old man was found dead in the bathroom of the hospital’s emergency wing.
A resident of Satna in Madhya Pradesh, he had come to the hospital for a follow up on his intestinal surgery conducted last year.
On July 10, a 25-year-old junior doctor had died by suicide at AIIMS-Delhi by jumping off the 10th floor of the hospital building. According to sources, the doctor was suffering from depression.
On July 6, a 37-year-old journalist, who was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at AIIMS Delhi, had died after he jumped off the fourth floor of the hospital.
