Dharavathi Preethi allegedly suicides after harassment by M.A.Saif [ Telangana, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

Dharavathi Preethi, a post graduate medical student of Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, Telangana passed away at the hospital on 26 February, 2023. It was 5 days, she allegedly committed suicide due to harassment by her senior, M.A.Saif.

Preethi was admitted on February 22 in a critical condition after allegedly injecting something into herself.

According to the NIMS Medical Superintendent, she succumbed at 9.10 p.m. He further said that even after continuous efforts by a multidisciplinary team of specialist doctors, she could not be saved.

Police said there targeted harassment of Preethi by her senior which could have driven her to attempt suicide. He has also been booked for  abetment to suicide. He was also booked under Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Anti-Ragging Act. According to police, Saif was making insulting comments about her in a WhatsApp group.

The girl was on duty at MGM Hospital on the night of February 21. The next morning she was found unconscious by the hospital staff. She was admitted in the same hospital and after her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to NIMS in Hyderabad. Doctors and HODs told police that this could be due to cardiac arrest. They also informed the police that she had some health issues like thyroid.

However, police suspect that the girl took some injection. “We have not reached to any conclusion but going by the chats and what had happened, we are of the opinion that it could have been a probable attempt to suicide,” they said.

Ranganath said in the anesthesia emergency kit given to Preethi, the seal of succinylcholine injection was found intact. The injection is used for nervous and muscular relaxation. “Preethi had searched on Google what happens when a healthy person takes succinylcholine,” the Commissioner said.

Two injections in the kit were found open. Police suspect that she took Fentanyl. This injection is used to relieve severe pain during and after surgery. “We are waiting for a toxicology report,” the Police Commissioner said.