Nair Hospital doctor ends life with heavy dose of anaesthesia
Dr. Tupe injected 4 vials of anaesthesia on both his hands
A 28-year-old doctor from BYL Nair Hospital allegedly committed suicide by injecting a heavy dose of anaesthesia at his quarters on Monday night. Deceased Dr Bhimsandesh Tupe was pursuing MD in anaesthesia. He had j ust returned from his hometown in Aurangabad. The police did not find any suicide note. They said he committed suicide due to personnel reasons. The police recovered a box of anaesthesia vi al s from his room.
According to the police, Tupe had gone to his native place for a week to see his f at her, who recently had a paralysis at t ack. Af t er returning to Mumbai on Monday morning, he resumed duty immediately. Around 9.30 pm, af ter taking a round of his ward, he returned t o hi s room and t ol d t he s t af f to contact him for any emergency. Around 10 pm, a staff member went t o hi s quarters af ter he f ai l ed to answer multiple phone calls. The staff member found the room locked from inside. Dr Tupe was not answering the doorbell. The staff members broke open the door to f i nd
Dr Tupe in an unconscious state. They rushed him to the Nair hospital where he was declared dead before admission. "Following the incident we have registered an accidental death report and further investigation is under way,” said Shriram Koregaonkar, senior inspector of Agripada police station. According to the police, Tupe injected four vi al s of anaesthesia on both his hands. Four empty vi al s along with an entire box of anaesthesia vials was recovered from his room.
After reaching Mu mb ai,Tupe had informed his brother who is also a doctor at Nanavati hospital that he had reached safely. Tupe's postmortem was conducted at the BYL Nair hospital and his body was handed over to his family.
The police have seized his mobile phone for further investigation. Dr Ramesh Bharmal, dean, Nair hospital said the exact reason f or the death is not known. The body is handed over to the Agripada Police station f or further investigation .“We are also conducting internal inquiry and have appointed a member to investigate the matter,” he said.