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Delhi hospital doctor found dead with suicide note
NDTV Profit··6 Jul
Senior resident doctor Simarpreet Singh Anand, 35, was found dead inside duty room 109 at Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in Delhi's Civil Lines on July 6, 2026. Colleagues forcibly opened the locked room around 9 am after he failed to respond. Police recovered a three-page handwritten suicide note, personal diary, syringes and empty medicine vials from the scene.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Healthcare workers face mental health pressures during demanding shifts.
- Inter-caste relationship opposition can compound professional stress.
- Hospitals must ensure welfare checks on staff working night duties.
What's Happening
- Dr Simarpreet Singh Anand was found dead in a hospital duty room.
- Police recovered a three-page suicide note and personal diary.
- Investigation is examining emotional distress cited in the note.
Case Context
- Anand was a senior resident in the anaesthesia department.
- He had completed night duty until July 5 before the incident.
- Forensic examination of the duty room is underway.
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