Nurse commits suicide in her apartment
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 28
A nurse working with a private hospital on Friday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the apartment where she was staying.
The victim, identified as Razia Sultana, hailed from Pasla village in Phillaur, but was putting up in an apartment at Makhdoompura locality. SHO, Division No.4, Rashpal Singh said he got the information of the suicide at around 4pm.
“By the time we reached the spot, the victim’s body had already been brought down. Since the nurse did not reach the hospital (Caremax Hospital) where she worked today as per the duty roster, the authorities kept on calling her on her phone but to no avail. Since she lived near the hospital, they sent a staffer to her apartment to check why she was not picking up the phone.
He kept knocking at her door but there was no response. An enquiry was made from neighbourers in the presence of whom the door was forced open. They found the body hanging and brought it down,” said the SHO.
The SHO said since the door was bolted from inside and there was no sign of anyone forcing in, it seemed to be a clear case of suicide. “The family of the victim too reached here from Phillaur and we are probing the case all angles to ascertain the reason why she took the extreme step. No suicide note was found. Her neighbourers said a person had visited her in the morning, but no one has any clue of his identity. We have sent the body for a postmortem and started inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC,” said the SHO.
