Vijayawada: PG Medical Student Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances
A third-year PG student in the anesthesiology department and a native of Ananthapur district, she had complained of uneasiness after having egg fried rice for dinner.
Vijayawada: A 26-year-old postgraduate medical student of a government medical college died under suspicious circumstances here after developing severe stomach pain and vomiting, a police official said on Thursday. The incident came to light in the early hours of Thursday when doctors declared B Deepika dead while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit, police said.
AP Health Minister Satya Kumar spoke to the deceased's father and assured him that the government will support the family. The minister instructed CP Rajasekhar Babu to find out the reasons for the student's death.
The Government Hospital Superintendent, Edukondalu, said that a committee has been formed to probe the reasons behind the death of a medical student. They are also investigating another angle, whether there was any harassment, and have recorded the junior PG's statement. The police are investigating Deepika's death, and there will be more clarity after the postmortem reports come, he added.
