PG doctor in self quarantine at hotel found dead

The deceased, Lokesh Kumar of Mettur in Salem district, joined MS (General Surgery) in Maras Medical College in July and was posted at the COVID ward in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) since then.

 As per the procedure, he was asked to go on self-quarantine and was allotted a room at a hotel in T Nagar. It is said that he was supposed to return to duty on Tuesday.

 However, his family members who could not reach him over the phone contacted the hotel staff to check on him. The room was opened with a spare key and Lokesh was found lying unconscious after vomiting food and blood. He was rushed to Government Royapettah Hospital (GRH), where he was declared brought dead. On information, the Pondy Bazaar police have registered a case and further investigation is on. The police suspect that he might have committed suicide by consuming poison and are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain what substance he took. Also, an investigation is on to find if he had food poisoning. The police, after inquiring with Lokesh’s parents, said he was distressed over working in the COVID ward.