Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Kolkata Nurse Found Dead In Locked Toilet; Anaesthetic Vials Recovered
A nurse named Rupali Burman worked at a big government hospital in Kolkata, India.
One night, while doing her night shift, she went into a bathroom and did not come out.
Her coworkers noticed the bathroom door stayed locked for a very long time.
They called her name, but nobody answered, so they broke the door open.
They found her lying on the floor, and doctors said she had died.
Empty bottles of medicine that puts people to sleep, along with a needle, were found in the bathroom.
Nobody knows yet exactly how or why she died.
Doctors are examining her body, and police are checking her phone and videos from a camera near the bathroom.
Everyone is waiting for those results to learn what really happened.
Rupali Burman, a 30-year-old nurse, was found dead inside a locked toilet at the state-run NRS Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night.
Empty vials of anaesthetic injection and a syringe were recovered from the toilet, though police have not confirmed any link to her death.
Reports differ on the timeline: one says she disappeared around 9:40 pm, another says she entered the Gynaecology HDU restroom around 10:20 pm and was found after colleagues forced the door open.
A post-mortem is underway; no suicide note was found, and police have seized her phone and CCTV footage from a camera outside the restroom.
West Bengal Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee and senior police officers visited the hospital on Thursday, and a state inquiry committee must report within seven days.
- Who
- Rupali Burman, a 30-year-old nurse at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRS Hospital) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- What
- She was found dead inside a locked toilet on the first floor of the maternity ward, in the Gynaecology Department's High Dependency Unit; empty anaesthetic vials and a syringe were recovered and a post-mortem is underway.
- When
- Wednesday night; reports say she disappeared around 9:40 pm, while another article says she entered the restroom around 10:20 pm and was found after the incident came to light around 10:30 pm.
- Where
- NRS Hospital (Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- The cause of death has not yet been established; police are investigating whether the anaesthetic vials and syringe found in the toilet were connected to her death.
- Incident
- Nurse found dead inside a locked hospital toilet
- Victim
- Rupali Burman, 30-year-old nurse
- Hospital
- Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRS Hospital), Kolkata
- Department
- Gynaecology Department's High Dependency Unit (HDU)
- Items recovered
- Empty anaesthetic injection vials and a syringe
- Post-mortem
- Underway to determine cause of death
- Investigation
- Phone and CCTV footage seized; Kolkata Police DD Homicide Department investigating
- Health department action
- Inquiry committee constituted; report due within seven days
