11 October,2026 08:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Officials from Mumbai Police said the exact cause of death has not yet been established and will be determined following further investigation and medical examination. Representational pic
A first-year postgraduate resident doctor from the surgery department of the BMC-run Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, commonly known as Sion Hospital, was found dead inside the bathroom of his hostel accommodation on Saturday, police said.
According to police, the incident came to light after the doctor could not be contacted for several hours on Saturday. He was subsequently found unresponsive in the bathroom of his hostel accommodation.
"A first-year resident at Sion Hospital was found dead by suicide in his hostel bathroom. We have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the matter and the probe is underway," a Mumbai Police official said.
Officials from Mumbai Police said the exact cause of death has not yet been established and will be determined following further investigation and medical examination.
Police have registered an ADR and are examining the circumstances leading up to the doctor's death. Investigators are also expected to ascertain whether any drugs were involved and, if so, how they were procured.
Further investigation is underway.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay held a senate meeting on Wednesday to discuss revisions to examination rules following the death of second-year student Sahil Wakode on the Powai campus.
According to media reports and sources at IIT Bombay, an initial proposal discussed at the meeting was to revert to the institute's previous 2015 standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Under the proposed system, students caught cheating during an examination would be provided with a fresh answer sheet. The senate also discussed introducing forms similar to those used in competitive examinations, which could be filled out by students and invigilators to record and clarify the circumstances of an incident.
Aprofessor at IIT Bombay said the proposals were discussed and recorded in the meeting minutes, but have not yet been implemented.
"All these points were discussed and the minutes were made. However, they may be yet to come into action," the professor said.
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