Second-year medical student found dead in Durgapur hostel

A 22-year-old medical student from Patna died by suicide at IQ City Medical College Hospital in Durgapur after failing an exam. Police have filed a case of unnatural death and are investigating. The incident has created tension on campus

Kolkata: After the rape of a second-year medical student, Durgapur’s IQ City Medical College Hospital is in the news again.

A second-year student’s body was found hanging in the bathroom of the hostel of this private medical college hospital, police said on Sunday.

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According to police sources, the student ended his life after failing the exam.

The incident took place on Saturday night. On receiving the information, Durgapur Police reached the spot and recovered the body.

ACP Durgapur Subir Roy said, “A complaint of unnatural death has been filed. The body of the youth will be sent to Durgapur Subdistrict Hospital for autopsy. Durgapur Police Station has started investigating the incident.”

The deceased has been identified as Lavanya Pratap (22), a second-year medical student at the private hospital.

According to family sources, the deceased student was a resident of Patna, Bihar. It is learnt that he could not pass a semester exam. Police have questioned his friends and classmates.

The private medical college hospital authorities have not issued any formal statement so far.

According to police sources, the body is presently in the hospital morgue. The hospital authorities informed the student’s family about the incident. The incident has created a stir in the college premises since Sunday morning.

The student’s father, Anil Kumar, told local media persons, “The exam was not very good. As soon as the results came out, it was given for review. That may be why my son took such an extreme decision.”

Police said that if there is any foul play regarding the death, it will only be confirmed after receiving the autopsy report.

It is worth mentioning that in 2025, a first-year medical student of this private medical college hospital in Durgapur of West Burdwan district was allegedly gang raped in a forested area outside the campus.

Police had arrested six people, including the classmate of the female student with whom she had gone out in the evening. A case was started against all of them, charging them with gang rape.