Medanta hospital doctor commits suicide
Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, September 1
A doctor of Medanta hospital allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by jumping off the balcony of his eighth floor flat in the wee hours of Tuesday.
No suicide note was recovered from the spot but sources claim that police suspect domestic troubles behind the step. Police kept the body in a mortuary and are investigating.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as 41-year-old Dr Sujit Kumar Shah, a native of Nepal, and his family lives in Himachal Pradesh.
He was working with Medanta Medicity and lived alone in flat number 801 in Hewo apartment, Sector 47 since the last two years. It was today at around 4 am when he allegedly jumped off from his 8th floor flat’s balcony.
The security guards of the society gathered on the spot and police was called. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead.
The police informed his wife, also a doctor, who lives in West Bengal along with their 6-year-old daughter.
She told police that she was not aware about this because she had been living separately since sometime.
“The cause behind the suicide is not ascertained yet because no suicide note was recovered. He was working with Medanta hospital. We are investigating from all angles and are trying to find out the reason behind the suicide,” said Inspector Dinesh Kumar, SHO of Sadar police station.
