Delhi doctor on COVID duty dies by suicide; found hanging at his flat [details]

The resident doctor of DNB was on COVID duty for the last month and was dealing with ICU patients and providing CPR and ACLS to about 7-8 patients every day, many of which didn't survive.

In a tragic incident, a 35-year-old doctor working at a private hospital in Delhi died by suicide on Friday night, the police said on Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Atul Bhatia said that the deceased doctor has been identified as Vivek Rai who worked at the Max Hospital in the Saket area in south Delhi.

The DCP said that information was received on Friday night that the doctor was not opening the door of his flat in the Malviya Nagar area.

The officer said that after receiving the information, ASI Jagdish Kumar reached the spot and found Rai hanging from a ceiling fan with a saree.

"The crime team was called at the spot and the scene was inspected," he said.

The resident doctor of DNB was on COVID duty for the last month and was dealing with ICU patients and providing CPR and ACLS to about 7-8 patients every day, many of which didn't survive. It is alleged that the doctor took the difficult step to end his life due to this situation. The doctor was reportedly married only recently and his wife is two months into pregnancy.

Suicide note left behind

The DCP said that Rai was living in the flat along with his wife.