Medical PG student falls to death from apartment terrace in Nagaram
A 26-year-old medical postgraduate student died by suicide in Nagaram, Hyderabad, after jumping from an apartment terrace. Police have registered a case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the critical need for mental health support and suicide prevention resources for students under academic pressure.
A 26-year-old medical postgraduate student died after jumping from the terrace of a five-storey apartment building in Nagaram on Friday evening.
The deceased was identified as Dikshita, who had completed her MBBS and was pursuing postgraduate medical studies at Siddhartha Medical College in Bengaluru. She had returned to Hyderabad last week and was staying with her parents at their residence in West Gandhi Nagar, Nagaram.
According to the police, Dikshita went to the terrace of the apartment building on Friday evening and jumped. She sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where she succumbed while undergoing treatment.
During the investigation, police recovered a suicide note from the spot in which she wrote that she was unhappy with her life and mentally disturbed.
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