Overview

• Dr Vinod Kumar Goud, 30, a second-year pediatrics resident from Telangana, was found dead in his hostel room at PIMS Loni on September 27, followed by a post-mortem and an accidental death report.
• Loni police say the death appears to be a suicide, note no suicide note was found, and are examining his phone records while recording statements from colleagues and family.
• PIMS has suspended the head of pediatrics pending the enquiry and says it will cooperate with authorities and bolster confidential grievance channels.
• Junior doctors allege a hostile work environment that included 40-hour-plus duties, verbal abuse, clerical and personal errands, and pressure to buy costly gifts, with some claiming he was insulted shortly before his death.
• Faculty members voiced shock at the loss, the dean acknowledged heavy clinical workload, the resident doctors’ association demanded a fair and transparent probe, and social-media campaigns are pressing for reforms.