Family sees foul play in doctor’s death
The family members of Bangalore-based A V Nagendra who died under mysterious circumstances at the Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Monday have strongly discounted suggestions that he could have committed suicide.
While the police investigators are working on murder and suicide theories, the father, mother and sister of the deceased who reached here on Monday night said Nagendra could not have committed suicide. Suspecting foul play, including ragging and harassment by seniors, the family has demanded comprehensive probe into his death.
Ayeppa Reddy, father of the 25-year old victim said: “He was a brave man. Our son could not have committed suicide. He had told his mother that certain seniors were harassing him.” He said the family had told Nagendra to quit his job and come back to Bangalore.
Multiple fractures
“Only on Sunday night, he had talked to my mother that some of his seniors were torturing him and he did not wish to continue at the PGIMER. He had even told us that he had booked a ticket to return to Bangalore. He could not have committed suicide,” said Vijayalakshmi, the sister of the victim.
The body of Nagendra, who had joined as resident doctor at the transfusion medicine department of the PGIMER only three months ago, was found in the parking area on Monday morning. He had sustained multiple fractures and haemorrhage after a fall from his fourth storey hostel room, police said.
The police and sleuths from the central forensic laboratory here are scrutinising the victim’s laptop and mobile phone for clues. One of the resident doctors, Raghuram who was probably last to speak to the victim said he had called Nagendra at 9:15 pm on Sunday.
“I asked him to accompany me for the Spring Fest. But he said he was going to sleep and asked me to proceed to the fest,” said Raghuram.
There are reportedly 30 resident doctors hailing from Bangalore serving at the PGIMER.
