21-year-old B Sc Nursing student at AIIMS found dead in her room, suicide suspected

A 21-year-old B Sc Nursing student at AIIMS Delhi was found dead in her room on Tuesday. The woman was a first-year student of the institute and belonged to Bihar’s Sheikhpura.

AIIMS media cell incharge Dr Reema Dada said soon after the incident came to light, the Delhi Police reached the campus to investigate the case. According to police sources, the woman died by suicide and a note was found in which she had expressed that she was in depression due to her nursing studies and preparation for the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam.

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An AIIMS official said that the girl had also recently failed two of her subjects in her final exams. DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said the crime team inspected the place and no foul play has been suspected so far, adding the parents of the woman have been informed of the case.