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Inpatient Dies After Fall From Upper Floor at Pune’s Sassoon Hospital

Bund Garden police are investigating hospital oversight after the death of a patient admitted following an earlier suicide attempt.

Overview

  • Police identified the deceased as Vijay, who had been under psychiatric care since September 5 after Railway Police intervened in a suicide attempt on the tracks.
  • The fall occurred around 5:30 am from a window or ventilation opening on an upper floor, and he died at the scene.
  • Reports differ on whether the jump was from the 10th or 11th floor, and officers are reviewing CCTV footage and taking staff statements.
  • Inspector Rangrao Pawar of Bund Garden police said the body has been sent for autopsy and efforts to trace relatives are underway.
  • Hospital supervision and room security for suicidal patients have come under scrutiny following the incident.