AIIMS doctor found dead in hostel room

New Delhi, March 17

An AIIMS doctor, said to be addicted to drugs, was on Thursday found dead in his hostel room under suspicious circumstances, the police said.

The doctor identified as Kumar Kunal (34), a junior resident in the Medicine Department, was found dead in room number 602, the Masjid Moth doctor’s hostel of the institute, a senior police official said.

“The body was found on the bed and the room was bolted from inside. There were no injury marks on his body... So far investigations have revealed that he was not eating since the last three days and was also not seen during the same period,” the official said.

“The cause of death is yet to be ascertained so we have registered a case under section 174 of CrPC (related to drugs),” the official said.

“As Kunal did not come out of his room last evening, the hostel warden informed AIIMS security. The security informed the police. They broke open the door of his room and found his body,” an AIIMS staff said.

The police suspect that the deceased was a drug addict.

“He was a known addict and injections have been found on the spot,” he said.

The family of Kunal, who was a resident of Vaishali district in Bihar, has been informed of his death. The body has been preserved till the family’s arrival. — PTI