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AIIMS-Jodhpur PG Student Found Dead in Washroom, Suicide Suspected
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News18•22-09-2026, 22:30
AIIMS-Jodhpur PG Student Found Dead in Washroom, Suicide Suspected
- •Dr. Raj Nilesh Yadav, a 31-year-old first-year postgraduate student in the Department of Anaesthesia at AIIMS-Jodhpur, was found dead in a hospital washroom.
- •Yadav was on duty in the OT and went for a break around 1 PM but did not return, prompting colleagues to search for him.
- •His colleagues heard his phone ringing inside the washroom; after breaking open the door, they found him unconscious.
- •Police suspect suicide, as syringes were found near him, suggesting he may have injected himself with a lethal drug.
- •No suicide note has been recovered, and police are examining his mobile phone and other evidence with a forensic team to investigate the incident.
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Dr. Raj Nilesh Yadav, a 31-year-old first-year postgraduate student in the Department of Anaesthesia at AIIMS-Jodhpur, was found dead inside a hospital washroom after missing his duty break.
Police found syringes beside the deceased in the washroom and suspect he may have injected himself with a lethal drug, though no suicide note was recovered at the spot.
After he failed to return from his break, colleagues called his mobile phone and heard it ringing inside the bathroom before breaking open the locked door to find him unconscious.
