Telangana PG medico's suicide: Governor seeks report from VC

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has asked the Vice Chancellor of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences for a detailed report on Dr D. Preethi's suicide. She called the incident terrible and asked for a thorough probe from all angles.

The Governor of Telangana, Tamilisai Soundararajan has taken serious note of the death of Dr D. Preethi by suicide and has asked the Vice Chancellor of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences for a detailed report.

Raj Bhavan has sent a letter to the Vice-Chancellor calling for a thorough inquiry into all possible angles to find out the truth. He has been asked to submit a detailed report, as reported by Siasat.com. 

The government has also sought a report on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in place to deal with such incidents of harassment and ragging in the university.

In the letter, Governor has termed Dr Preethi’s death as “terrible” and also called for a thorough inquiry from all possible angles to ascertain the truth. She also sought details on CCTV cameras, grievance redressal cell, evaluation of the feedback from medicos and their working conditions.

The letter also highlighted that precious time was lost in shifting the deceased medico to NIMS hospital. As per the letter, super speciality experts and advanced medical equipment should have been moved to the MGM Hospital for treatment.

Tamilisai Soundararajan called for the strict implementation of anti-ragging and anti-harassment laws in the medical colleges with a special focus on protecting the students, especially women. The Governor also advised strengthening the grievance redressal mechanism and the creation of a student counselling cell, headed by the HoD of the psychiatry wing, in each medical college. 

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