Body of 28-year-old junior doctor found hanging in Bengal hostel

The body of a junior doctor was found hanging in the room of a hostel at Nagerbazar on the northern outskirts of Kolkata. The police have begun a probe as the family of the man has alleged that he was either murdered or it was a case of abetment to suicide. The deceased had been identified as Avijit Sarkar (28).

He was currently engaged as the house staff at the state-run N.R.S. Medical College & Hospital at Sealdah in central Kolkata. Although the police suspect this to be a



case of suicide, the family members have claimed that this was either a case of murder or an abetted suicide.

Based on the complaint lodged by the family members of the deceased doctor, the police have started an investigation on these lines. It is learnt that Abhijit, a resident of Sapjala in Majhergram of Nadia district in West Bengal, completed his MBBS from NRS Medical in 2018 and he was currently working there as a house staff. He used to stay in a hostel in Nagerbazar area due to work.