A 26-year-old junior resident doctor, who was doing his MD degree at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was found dead under mysterious condition in his rented flat at Hauz Khas in South Delhi on Sunday with the police suspecting the death due to overdose of an injection.
Sarvanan Ganeshan, who had taken admission to MD degree at AIIMS 10 days ago, was found dead at his flat at Gautam Nagar of Hauz Khas around 9.30 am, police said.
It is believed that he died around 6 am but the exact time and cause of his death would be revealed after receiving the post-mortem report, said a senior police officer.
Sarvanan had taken some injection, which is suspected to be potassium chloride that is used as a medicine as well as causes cardiac arrest. Investigation was being undertaken covering all angles, including suicide, he said.
“Sarvanan was found dead in mysterious condition at his flat. Legal action has been initiated. The post-mortem report would clarify the reason of death,” said additional DCP(south) Nupur Prasad. “An unfortunate news was brought to the notice of AIIMS administration around 11.30 am today that junior resident Dr Sarvanan G from Tamil Nadu, who had joined AIIMS recently for his MD degree in medicine, was found dead in an apartment in Gautam Nagar area of South Delhi,” said an AIIIMS spokesperson.
After he did not report to duty in the morning, his colleagues and senior residents of the Department of Medicine started calling him, but in vain, said the spokesperson.
The police reached his house and recovered his body, which was brought to AIIMS Emergency Department. His body has been shifted to the mortuary.His parents in Tamil Nadu have been informed, they said.