MBBS student, who attempted suicide over harassment by senior, dies in Hyderabad
Press Trust of India | February 27, 2023 | 08:36 PM IST | 1 min read
The first-year postgraduate medical student allegedly attempted suicide at a state-run hospital in Warangal district.
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Use NowHYDERABAD: A woman postgraduate medical student from Telangana's Warangal, who was undergoing treatment here after she allegedly attempted suicide a few days ago, succumbed on Sunday, doctors said.
The first-year postgraduate medical student allegedly attempted suicide at a state-run hospital in Warangal district on December 22 reportedly after being harassed by her senior in the same college, a male doctor, police had said.
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The senior college student was arrested on December 24. Relatives of the deceased woman held protests at the state-run Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in the city where she was treated.
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Several student groups and civil society organisations took out protests demanding justice for the junior doctor's family. Health Minister Harish Rao expressed condolences to the doctor's family.
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