A first-year resident doctor at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital, Dr. Shivsharan (Shivcharan) Patil, is found dead in his hostel bathroom. Local police take the body for a post-mortem to determine the cause of death. Investigators are probing the circumstances and have registered an initial accidental death report while further details are awaited.
Multiple reports cite that Dr. Patil previously complained to hospital authorities about heavy workload in his unit. His roommate discovers him after he is unreachable for several hours. One outlet says investigators suspect an anaesthesia overdose, citing the presence of an injectable medical device, while another notes that confirmation about a suicide note has not yet been received from police. Hospital and police sources are still working to establish what happened and whether the death should be categorized as suicide or another incident, pending post-mortem findings and continued investigation.
