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AIIMS Bhopal Assistant Professor Dies After Alleged Anaesthetic Overdose

Investigators are examining a recovered suicide note alongside a newly constituted high-level review.

Overview

  • Dr. Rashmi Verma died on January 5 after 24 days on ventilator support following a December 11 medical emergency.
  • Doctors restored her heartbeat after three rounds of CPR, but an MRI 72 hours later confirmed global hypoxic brain injury with minimal chance of recovery.
  • Police registered an unnatural-death case, sent the note for handwriting verification, and said post-mortem findings are awaited.
  • Family members told police she had been grieving her father and experiencing depression, and they reported no work-related complaints.
  • AIIMS leadership and the Union Health Ministry held an emergency meeting, set up a high-level inquiry committee, and local reports say a department head was removed.