RML nursing student kills self
13 Oct 2012 7:07 AM IST
A 32-year-old nursing student allegedly committed suicide in Ram Manohar Lohia [RML] nursing hostel on Friday. Reportedly, she injected a poisonous substance in her veins.
The victim has been identified as Mauli Jacob, hailing from Kerala. She was about to get married to a boy of her parents’ choice. She was working as a nurse in RML hospital from the last three-and-a-half years and was residing in RML hostel.
According to the police, the incident was reported to them around 6 pm on Friday. She was found missing from her evening shift and then an official approached her warden of the hostel. The warden took th official to her room, which was locked from inside.
They knocked on the door several times but when she did not respond, they broke open the door to find Jacob lying on the bed.
She was immediately rushed to RML hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. A suicide note has been recovered from her room, which was written in Malayalam. ‘The suicide note has been translated by her colleague, who also hails from Kerala. The note says no one is responsible for her death,’ the official added.
Her mother, who resides in Kerala, is a cancer patient and has been undergoing treatment there.
‘We have informed her parents and after they reach Delhi, a post-mortem will be conducted. Also, her mobile phone and laptop has been taken into the custody. Her colleagues said she was depressed for the last few days, but the reason was not known,’ the official added.
The victim has been identified as Mauli Jacob, hailing from Kerala. She was about to get married to a boy of her parents’ choice. She was working as a nurse in RML hospital from the last three-and-a-half years and was residing in RML hostel.
According to the police, the incident was reported to them around 6 pm on Friday. She was found missing from her evening shift and then an official approached her warden of the hostel. The warden took th official to her room, which was locked from inside.
They knocked on the door several times but when she did not respond, they broke open the door to find Jacob lying on the bed.
She was immediately rushed to RML hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. A suicide note has been recovered from her room, which was written in Malayalam. ‘The suicide note has been translated by her colleague, who also hails from Kerala. The note says no one is responsible for her death,’ the official added.
Her mother, who resides in Kerala, is a cancer patient and has been undergoing treatment there.
‘We have informed her parents and after they reach Delhi, a post-mortem will be conducted. Also, her mobile phone and laptop has been taken into the custody. Her colleagues said she was depressed for the last few days, but the reason was not known,’ the official added.
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