# Nurse found dead at Kolkata hospital, overdose angle under probe 2026-08-15T09:55:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 30-year-old nurse was found dead in a washroom at Kolkata’s state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital during her night duty. Colleagues broke open the locked door at about 10.30 pm after she failed to respond. Police found medicine vials nearby and are examining whether an anaesthetic drug overdose caused her death, while investigating other possibilities. No visible injuries or suicide note were found. Police and the Health Department are conducting separate inquiries. The department has formed an eight-member committee, which must submit its findings within seven days. The nurse’s husband requested that the postmortem be conducted elsewhere, and the body was sent to Kolkata Medical College. The Health Minister said it would be premature to call the death suicide before the postmortem report. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: Kolkata, Kolkata Medical College, NRS Medical College and Hospital Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nurse-found-dead-at-kolkata-hospital-overdose-angle-under-probe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nurse-found-dead-at-kolkata-hospital-overdose-angle-under-probe/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.