India, July 19 -- A final-year postgraduate student from the paediatrics department of a government hospital, Mumbai, attempted suicide on July 16 by consuming a sedative prescribed for anxiety and sleep-related disorders. The concerned hospital and the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) have constituted committees to look into the circumstances which may have led to the suicide attempt.

The 28-year-old, a junior resident, was brought to the hospital's casualty ward by her colleagues around 5pm. When she was admitted, her pulse was recorded at 120 beats per minute, with blood pressure at 110/70 mmHg and oxygen saturation at 98%. She was conscious, stable, and no abnormalities were detected across her cardiovascular, res...