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Doctor Found Dead at Surat Hostel; Four Seniors Suspended
A doctor named Harsh Pandya was learning to be a medical expert in a city called Surat.
He lived in a hostel, which is like a dormitory for students.
One morning, he did not come to work, and his friends could not reach him.
When they opened his locked room, they found that he had died.
The police think Harsh may have died by suicide, which means he hurt himself on purpose.
Some older doctors may have been mean to him, which is called ragging or harassment.
Because of this, four older doctors were told they cannot work or teach for six months.
The health minister asked a special team to find out what really happened.
The team must write a report about their findings within one day.
The police are talking to other students and doctors to understand if Harsh was treated badly.
A 30-year-old postgraduate doctor, Harsh Pandya, was found dead in his hostel room in Surat, allegedly by suicide.
Four senior doctors — Dr Nirali Vasave, Dr Anuj Maheshwari, Dr Dikshit Ghevariya, and Hina Bhutne — were suspended for six months over alleged ragging and harassment.
Health minister Praful Panseriya ordered an internal inquiry under Dr Jayesh Sachde, with a detailed report due within 24 hours.
Pandya, a resident doctor in the Microbiology Department at New Civil Hospital, failed to report for his scheduled emergency duty before being found.
Police are investigating whether ragging and departmental pressure were linked to the death and are recording statements from hostel residents.
- Who
- Dr Harsh Pandya, a 30-year-old postgraduate medical student and resident doctor in the Microbiology Department at New Civil Hospital, Surat; four senior doctors were suspended in connection with the case.
- What
- Pandya was found dead, hanging from a ceiling fan in his locked hostel room, in an alleged suicide; four senior doctors were suspended for six months for alleged ragging and harassment.
- Where
- Room 1005, Building B of the Boys' PG Hostel at the government college hostel in Surat; the related facility is New Civil Hospital.
- When
- On Sunday morning, when Pandya failed to report for duty and was later found dead (the article gives no exact date).
- Why
- Alleged ragging and harassment by senior doctors; police are also examining whether departmental pressure was linked to the death.
Ragging allegations
Unconfirmed accounts
Harassment claims
Ragging allegations
Investigation has learned that four senior resident doctors were continuously harassing the young doctor, and the case is being examined as ragging-linked.
Unconfirmed accounts
The family said Harsh had no problems with his studies, and reports describe only occasional problems between seniors and juniors in the department regarding work.
Key facts
- Victim
- Dr Harsh Pandya, 30, postgraduate resident doctor
- Department
- Microbiology, New Civil Hospital
- Incident location
- Room 1005, Building B, Boys' PG Hostel, Surat
- Suspended doctors
- Dr Nirali Vasave, Dr Anuj Maheshwari, Dr Dikshit Ghevariya, Hina Bhutne
- Suspension
- Six months from hospital, hostel, and all teaching activities
- Inquiry
- Ordered by health minister Praful Panseriya, supervised by Dr Jayesh Sachde
- Report deadline
- 24 hours
- Probe focus
- Link between ragging and departmental pressure
Sources
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