Andhra cops probe medical college student deaths following two tragic suicides within five days involving female postgraduate doctors at the prestigious Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam. The back-to-back incidents have sent shockwaves across the campus, prompting state authorities and law enforcement to launch high-level investigations into academic stress and institutional pressure.
Final-year MD General Medicine student Dr. P. Sailaja died by suicide at her Ramnagar residence on September 24. Four days later, on September 28, first-year ENT postgraduate student Y. Sravani was found dead at her rented house in Visakhapatnam.
How Are Andhra Health Authorities Responding To Campus Tragedy?
Andhra State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav requested Medical Education Director A. Vishnu Vardhan to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the administrative and academic environment at the institution. Andhra Medical College Principal Dr. K. Sandhya Devi confirmed that neither student had raised complaints regarding department issues prior to their untimely deaths.
Preliminary police inquiries indicate that Dr. Sailaja experienced severe anxiety concerning her upcoming final examination performance. Meanwhile, investigators revealed that Y. Sravani had recently submitted an inquiry regarding procedures to quit her postgraduate course mid-term.
The Medical Education Department is setting up counseling sessions and distress hotlines across government medical colleges. College officials are extending full psychological support services to grieving batchmates and family members while police forensic teams analyze digital records to rule out foul play.
