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Mumbai Police Probe Death of 44-Year-Old Doctor Found in Locked Room at Railway Hospital

Investigators await the autopsy report after seizing hospital CCTV.

Overview

  • Dr Anuja Kulkarni, 44, an ENT specialist at Western Railway’s Jagjivan Ram Hospital, was found dead in her fourth-floor room in Mumbai Central.
  • She failed to report for scheduled surgeries, and a junior doctor saw her lying on the floor through the door’s glass panel after calls went unanswered.
  • Police registered an Accidental Death Report at Nagpada Police Station, and DCP Krishna Kant Upadhyay said the cause will be known after the medical report.
  • Preliminary findings recorded that the room’s door was locked from the inside when she was discovered.
  • CCTV from across the hospital, including the fourth floor, was seized for review, and her body was sent to Sir JJ Hospital for autopsy before being released to her family.