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Hyderabad, Feb 26 (Ians) Dharavathi Preethi, a post graduate medical student of Kakatiya Medical College in Telangana’s Warangal town, succumbed at a hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday night, five days after she allegedly committed suicide due to harassment by her senior.

Preethi, a first year student of the post graduate (MD) in the department of Anaesthesia, succumbed at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims), where she was admitted on February 22 in a critical condition.

The student had allegedly taken some injection while on duty at MGM Hospital in Warangal on February 22.

All the efforts by the doctors at Nims to save the girl proved futile. According to the Nims Medical Superintendent, she succumbed at 9.10 p.m. He said despite continuous efforts by a multidisciplinary team of specialist doctors, she could not be saved.

Preethi’s family members, relatives and leaders of various political parties and people’s organisations began...

Hyderabad, Feb 24 (Ians) There was apparently targeted harassment of post-graduate medico Dharavathi Preethi by her senior S. A. Saif which could have driven her to attempt suicide, police in Telangana’s Warangal said on Friday.

Preethi, a first year post graduate (MD) student in the department of Anaesthesia of the Kakatiya Medical College (Kmc) in Warangal is suspected to have attempted suicide by taking an injection.

She is battling for life at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) in Hyderabad.

Hours after arresting Saif, Warangal Police Commissioner A.V. Ranganath told reporters that he has been booked for the girl’s attempted suicide. Police also invoked provisions of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Anti-Ragging Act against Saif.

The Police Commissioner defended the police action saying insulting behavior also comes under ragging.

“It is clear that there was targeted harassment of this girl by Saif. He...

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