Delhi doctor found dead in hospital, note says family against inter-caste marriage
The victim, Simarpreet Singh Anand, a senior resident in the hospital's anaesthesia department, had been under emotional stress after his family allegedly opposed his marriage to a colleague because they belonged to different castes.
A 35-year-old doctor at Delhi's Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital was found dead in a duty room, with police suspecting suicide after recovering a note from the spot. Officials said Simarpreet Singh Anand, a senior resident in the hospital's anaesthesia department, had been under emotional stress after his family allegedly opposed his marriage to a colleague because they belonged to different castes.
Police said a post-mortem examination by a board of doctors will ascertain the exact cause of death, while further investigation is underway.
According to police, Anand was on night duty from Saturday 8 pm to Sunday 8 am and was active till around 11 pm before going to duty room number 109.
When he did not come out after his shift ended, colleagues tried to contact him by phone and knocked on the door.
After there was no response, hospital authorities were informed. The room, which was locked from inside, was forced open at around 9 am.
Anand was found unconscious on the bed and taken to the hospital's emergency department, where doctors declared him dead on Sunday.
A police source said, "A cannula was found inserted in Anand's left hand, which had been placed by a technician assistant around 10 pm on Saturday at the doctor's request during his shift."
The district crime team and the Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini, examined the room and recovered syringes, empty drug vials, a three-page crime note and a diary, sources said.
The source added, "The note said that Anand was in a relationship with a female colleague from Madhya Pradesh, but their marriage could not take place as their families opposed the alliance because they belonged to different castes."
Police said the doctor wrote that he had been under emotional stress over the issue. Originally from Ludhiana in Punjab, Anand had completed his MD in anaesthesia and had been working at the hospital for about three years.
He was selected for Delhi government service in 2023 and was living in rented accommodation in Lajpat Nagar, while his family stayed in Ludhiana.
After the incident, Anand's uncle alleged that he had been murdered and levelled accusations against a woman doctor at the hospital.
Police, however, said there were no external injury marks on the body and that the suicide note was recovered from the room.
A 35-year-old doctor at Delhi's Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital was found dead in a duty room, with police suspecting suicide after recovering a note from the spot. Officials said Simarpreet Singh Anand, a senior resident in the hospital's anaesthesia department, had been under emotional stress after his family allegedly opposed his marriage to a colleague because they belonged to different castes.
Police said a post-mortem examination by a board of doctors will ascertain the exact cause of death, while further investigation is underway.
According to police, Anand was on night duty from Saturday 8 pm to Sunday 8 am and was active till around 11 pm before going to duty room number 109.
When he did not come out after his shift ended, colleagues tried to contact him by phone and knocked on the door.
After there was no response, hospital authorities were informed. The room, which was locked from inside, was forced open at around 9 am.
Anand was found unconscious on the bed and taken to the hospital's emergency department, where doctors declared him dead on Sunday.
A police source said, "A cannula was found inserted in Anand's left hand, which had been placed by a technician assistant around 10 pm on Saturday at the doctor's request during his shift."
The district crime team and the Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini, examined the room and recovered syringes, empty drug vials, a three-page crime note and a diary, sources said.
The source added, "The note said that Anand was in a relationship with a female colleague from Madhya Pradesh, but their marriage could not take place as their families opposed the alliance because they belonged to different castes."
Police said the doctor wrote that he had been under emotional stress over the issue. Originally from Ludhiana in Punjab, Anand had completed his MD in anaesthesia and had been working at the hospital for about three years.
He was selected for Delhi government service in 2023 and was living in rented accommodation in Lajpat Nagar, while his family stayed in Ludhiana.
After the incident, Anand's uncle alleged that he had been murdered and levelled accusations against a woman doctor at the hospital.
Police, however, said there were no external injury marks on the body and that the suicide note was recovered from the room.
