On Saturday afternoon, an in-service second-year postgraduate student attached to Grant Medical College, sent a text message to his seniors hinting that he was attempting suicide since his wish for a transfer to JJ Hospital hadn’t been granted.

He was immediately rushed to the medical intensive care unit of JJ hospital at 1 pm and senior doctors including the dean rushed to the MICU. According to Dr T P Lahane — Dean of Grant Medical College which oversees JJ Hospital and its peripheral hospitals such as St George’s Hospital, Cama Hospital and GT Hospital — he was conscious. “Upon clinical examination, we found all his parameters were normal, which was surprising.”