NCW wants speedy handling of suicide case of woman doctor from RML hospital
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The National Commission for Women on Friday wrote to the Delhi Police, seeking a speedy probe into the suicide of a woman doctor of the Centre-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. In a letter addressed to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, the women's commission expressed its serious concern over the suicide.
Three doctors of the hospital were booked on Thursday for allegedly abetting the suicide of their colleague. Dr Poonam Vohra, 52, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in North Avenue area. In a suicide note, Vohra alleged she had been harassed by three of her colleagues. Following the incident, the RML Hospital had initiated an inquiry. The Health Ministry had also ordered a probe into the matter.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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