Forsaking a word mentioning work stress and insomnia, a 26-year-old postgraduate scholar on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, died in a suspected case of suicide in Chhattisgarh’s capital.
Dr A Ravikumar, from Telangana, was discovered lifeless in his rented condo within the Kota space of Raipur metropolis on Saturday afternoon, police stated.
He joined AIIMS, Raipur, in 2023 to review Forensic Drugs after finishing his MBBS from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad. Ravikumar was a faculty and faculty topper in Wanaparthy, Telangana, his household stated.
On Saturday afternoon, Ravikumar’s roommate, who was additionally his classmate, alerted police when he didn’t open the door to his room or reply to telephone calls. Subsequently, he was discovered lifeless.
His brother-in-law, G Ravikumar, advised The Indian Categorical that Ravi had advised the household just a few occasions about his issues with the work stress and insomnia.
“Ravi as soon as advised me he was made to work 36 hours repeatedly. Even whereas he was on go away, he was getting calls from somebody asking him to return to work quickly. Work stress was a serious purpose. He had advised my spouse (his sister) that he had sleeping points and was on remedy. However we by no means thought it was such a giant problem,” the brother-in-law stated.
“What can we complain about and what is going to we get by complaining? His pals ought to complain. There are solely two seats for Forensic Drugs at AIIMS, and the federal government wants to extend the seats so work will get divided. We come from a poor household. His mother and father had been depending on him and had excessive hopes for him. He was the primary physician in our household,” he stated.
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The brother-in-law stated Ravikumar’s final name was to his mother and father. “It was a 13-minute name. Often, he by no means spoke for various minutes. He was asking his mother and father to care for themselves.”
AIIMS assistant public relations officer Dr Laxmikant C stated the institute had by no means obtained a criticism from the deceased relating to work stress.
“We by no means obtained a criticism from him on work stress. We take seminars on psychological well being consciousness,” the assistant PRO stated.
An AIIMS official stated an absence of communication was the key problem. “Each forensic scholar has to work a most of 48 hours per week within the hospital. We’re all shocked and angered by the incident. The most important downside was an absence of communication, and we can have a gathering to debate this. The scholars want to talk up about their issues, as we can not intrude of their private lives,” the official stated.
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Famous Mumbai-based psychiatrist Harish Shetty, who has labored within the area of suicide prevention, stated a system ought to be put in place to evaluate the psychological well-being of scholars and college in any respect medical schools each three months. “They have to encourage numerous psychological well being programmes. If that’s executed, we will decide up early indicators of despair,” he stated.
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