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A 35-year-old HIV positive man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday.
Following the incident, the Shahibaug police registered a case of accidental death and further investigations are on.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 3 am on Tuesday, at E ward of the hospital where the deceased was admitted.
Head constable Pravin Kumar, who is investigating the case, said, 8220;The man was diagnosed with HIV positive virus and was admitted to the hospital on November 11.8221;
He said the man had been under depression since he came to know of the infection.
Kumar said the police are trying to find out the family members of the deceased to get more details about the circumstances in which he committed suicide.
The police said that the fatal disease might have forced him to take this extreme step.
