Osmania Medical College student dies by suicide in Hyderabad

An 18-year-old first-year MBBS student of Osmania Medical College died by suicide in Hyderabad early on Sunday. K. Bhargav Reddy jumped from an under-construction building near RGI Stadium in Uppal, police said.

The Deccan Chronicle reports that Reddy, a resident of Medak district, was staying at his relatives' house in Ramanthapur. His family said he was stressed over internal examinations. He had been studying with his cousin late into the night before leaving the house unnoticed. A missing complaint was filed at 7.30 am, and police later found his body.

Siasat.com quotes a police official saying the student appeared to be under depression, though no suicide note was recovered. A case has been registered. The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) expressed condolences. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem at Gandhi Hospital.