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.