Overview
- Two college friends, aged 18 and 20, were found dead on March 7 in a Swaminarayan temple restroom in Surat with syringes and anaesthetic vials recovered at the scene, and an accidental death case has been registered.
- Police say the victims’ phones showed a ChatGPT query on how to commit suicide and a saved clipping about a prior anaesthetic-related suicide in the area, though no suicide note was found.
- The latest police update cites chats indicating recent breakups with boyfriends on February 28 and March 2 as a possible impetus for the act.
- Investigators say the pair allegedly purchased four anaesthesia injections from a Katargam medical store and had visited the Saniya village temple previously.
- The phones are with the Forensic Science Laboratory for technical analysis, including access to messaging, as public attention grows and Elon Musk’s one-word reaction of “Yikes” fuels discussion about AI guardrails without establishing causation.