MBBS student found dead in Chennai; father alleges academic pressure
Her body was discovered on Tuesday morning after police broke the door open and entered the home after an alert from her friends.
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CHENNAI: A 26-year-old postgraduate medical student allegedly died by suicide in her rented accommodation at TP Chatram near Kilpauk.
Her body was discovered on Tuesday morning after police broke the door open and entered the home after an alert from her friends.
The deceased woman was identified as R Dhivya of Tiruvallur. After completing her MBBS at Government Vellore Medical College, Dhivya joined the Government Kilpauk Medical College to pursue her postgraduation and was in her second year of the course.
Probe revealed that Dhivya had rented a house in TP Chatram and was staying alone. On Tuesday morning, she did not turn up for duty, and repeated calls to her mobile went unanswered, after which one of her friends went to her home to check on her. As the knocks on the door went unanswered, her friends alerted the police, who later found the woman dead.
Her body was sent to the GH in Kilpauk for a postmortem. Police are enquiring her friends and family members to ascertain the reason behind her taking the extreme step. The TP Chatram police have registered a case and are investigating.
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