Two Medical Students Die by Suicide in Separate Incidents in Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh

Korba/Muzaffarpur, September 7: In two separate incidents highlighting the mounting academic pressures faced by medical students, a first-year MBBS student in Chhattisgarh and a young doctor in Uttar Pradesh were found dead by suicide, police confirmed.

In Chhattisgarh’s Korba city, 24-year-old Himanshu Kashyap, a first-year MBBS student at the Government Medical College, was discovered dead in his hostel room on Saturday. According to police, Kashyap was found hanging, and a suicide note allegedly written by him was recovered from the spot.

The note, addressed to his father, read: “Mujhse nahi ho paya, I am sorry, papa (I couldn’t do it, I am sorry, papa).”

City Superintendent of Police, Bhushan Ekka, told reporters that classmates became alarmed when Kashyap failed to appear for his examination earlier in the day. Upon reaching his hostel room, they found the door locked from inside. After repeated attempts to reach him, they broke open the door and found him hanging.

The police immediately rushed to the scene and sent the body for post-mortem examination. An accidental death report has been filed, and further investigation is underway.

Dr. K.K. Sahare, Dean of the college, revealed that Kashyap had failed his first-year examinations in 2024 and was reappearing this year. “It appears he took the extreme step due to the pressure of not performing well in the exams,” Dr. Sahare said.

Meanwhile, in a separate case in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarpur, 25-year-old doctor Ashutosh Chandra shot himself dead on Friday night. According to reports, he was reportedly distressed over not qualifying for the postgraduate medical entrance examination.

Police said the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at Chandra’s residence in Jaitpur Estate Colony under Qazi Mohammadpur police station limits. After having evening snacks with his mother and grandmother, Chandra went upstairs to his study room. There, he reportedly took his father’s licensed double-barrel rifle from a cupboard, locked himself inside the room, and shot himself.

Family members rushed to the room after hearing a gunshot, but with the door locked, they had to break it open with the help of neighbours. Chandra was found lying in a pool of blood. Police were immediately informed, and an investigation is ongoing.

Both tragic deaths have once again brought into focus the immense mental and emotional burden on medical students and professionals in India, underscoring the urgent need for stronger support systems and counseling mechanisms within academic and healthcare institutions.