Barrackpore (WB), Feb 3 (PTI) – A second-year student of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Ivy Prasad, was found hanging in her quarters in Kamarhati ESI Hospital, where her mother works as a doctor, police said on Monday.
Authorities registered an unnatural death case at Kamarhati police station, under the Barrackpore police commissionerate, and have launched a probe into the incident.
According to officials, Ivy’s body was discovered on Thursday after she failed to respond to phone calls from her mother. The following day, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the state-run Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital.
This tragic incident comes months after the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 last year, which had sparked mass protests and demands for improved security in medical institutions.
Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ivy Prasad’s death.
Authorities registered an unnatural death case at Kamarhati police station, under the Barrackpore police commissionerate, and have launched a probe into the incident.
According to officials, Ivy’s body was discovered on Thursday after she failed to respond to phone calls from her mother. The following day, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the state-run Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital.
This tragic incident comes months after the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 last year, which had sparked mass protests and demands for improved security in medical institutions.
Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ivy Prasad’s death.
