Overview
- The postgraduate ophthalmology student was found unresponsive in a locked car near SGRRIMHS early Wednesday, her father broke a window to reach her and she was declared dead at the hospital.
- Her family filed a complaint accusing the head of the department of harassment tied to pressure over her thesis guidance and zero marks in duty logs.
- Police say they are investigating the complaint, with reports diverging on whether an FIR — the step that opens a criminal case — has been registered against the HoD.
- The institute said she had long received psychiatric care and had attempted suicide previously, and it urged restraint against efforts it said could harm its doctors’ reputations.
- What investigators conclude about alleged workplace harassment versus her documented illness will determine if abetment-of-suicide charges move forward under Indian law.