Nurse found 'dead' at home, doctors allege drug overdose

Kolkata: A nurse, who worked at a private hospital here in the city, was allegedly found dead at her residence at Narayanpur on Friday night.

The woman was a resident of Kerala and she lived at the staff quarter of the hospital.

According to police, on Friday night, the woman identified as Saneeshamol (23) was found unconscious at her home by some occupants of the quarter.

She was immediately rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

After a preliminary medical examination, doctors said Saneeshamol might have been a drug addict.

Officers of Baguiati police station sent the body for an autopsy. On Sunday, the doctor, who conducted the autopsy, said traces of an unknown drug were found in Saneeshamol's body.

It is suspected that she might have died due to overdose of drug. But, some occupants of the staff quarter feel Saneeshamol committed suicide by consuming poison.

The police came to know that when Saneeshamol was taken to the hospital she was alive as some nurses claimed that her pulse rate was

low when she reached the hospital.

Police are probing all possible angles in the case.

They are questioning other staff members of the hospital. The cops are trying to find out if the drug found in Saneeshamol's blood was injected by someone.

Saneeshamol joined the private hospital in June last year. A source said she was looking for a new job but could not find one. As a result, she was depressed since the past few days.