Depressed anaesthetist injects himself to death

A 36-year-old anaesthesiologist is said to have committed suicide by injecting himself with an unidentified poison at his home in Hayathnagar.

M. Ramesh, 36, a native of Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh, worked as an anaesthesiologist at a private hospital Ongole. He left the job about two months ago and came to Hyderabad to stay with his parents at Lecturers Colony in Hayathnagar.

He was married in 2013 and had a son aged five who lived with his wife, a doctor herself, who lived separately. Ramesh was said to be depressed after the separation.

Two days ago, Ramesh told his parents that he was going upstairs to rest. When he did not reappear, they thought he had gone out. Only on Tuesday did they find his body on the rooftop.

Inspector K. Satish of the Hayathnagar police said that Ramesh’s father M. Muralidhar Rao noticed his son’s body on the rooftop on Tuesday at around 7.30 am. An injection was lying beside the body. An autopsy was conducted and the body handed over to the family afterwards.

A case has been registered on the complaint of the father and the investigation is on. Police said they are investigating the case from all angles.

■ RAMESH WAS married in 2013 and had a son aged five. His wife, a doctor herself, lived separately with the son. Ramesh was said to be depressed after the separation.

■ POLICE SAID that Ramesh’s father M. Muralidhar Rao noticed his son’s body on the rooftop of the house Tuesday. An injection was lying beside the body.