Medical student Preethi who attempted suicide after being harassed by senior Md Saif, passes away in NIMS

After battling for her life for five days, first-year PG medical student Dr Preethi from Kakatiya Medical College Warangal was declared dead.

The family of a woman medical student, who died in at the Nizam;'s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad days after she allegedly attempted suicide at her college hostel, bid tearful adieu to her at the funeral held on Monday.

The 22-year-old Dharavathi Preethi's mortal remains were laid to rest at her native village near Warangal with scores of villagers and relatives joining the grief-stricken family members in paying their last respects. Several people started trickling into the village since morning after the body was shifted from Hyderabad in the early hours of the day. The deeply-anguished father of the woman said he expected his daughter to become a post graduate doctor soon.

The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to her family. Describing the woman's death as 'extremely unfortunate' and 'painful,' state Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao said in a release that the government would stand by her family.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has also expressed anguish over the demise of the post-graduate MBBS student, the Minister said.

Noting that the investigation was on into the incident and that the accused has already been arrested, Dayakar Rao said tough action would be taken against those found guilty.

The woman's father told media at the hospital late on Sunday night that the state government has assured him of providing another Rs 20 lakh and a gazetted officer-rank job to a family member. A post mortem was conducted at the Gandhi government hospital before the body was taken to her native place.

Warangal Medico suicide

The first-year postgraduate medical student Preethi allegedly attempted suicide at Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) in Warangal district on December 22 after being "harassed" by her senior in the same college. The senior student was arrested on December 24.

Warangal police on February 24 arrested Preethi's senior M. A. Saif, a second year student in the department of anaesthesia. According to the police, Saif was making insulting comments about her in a WhatsApp group.

Police said the targeted harassment of Preethi by her senior which could have driven her to attempt suicide. Saif was booked for abetment to suicide as well as under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Anti-Ragging Act.

After battling for her life for five days, first-year PG medical student Dr Preethi from Kakatiya Medical College Warangal was declared dead. Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad staged protest outside Kakatiya College over death of PG medical student.