A 62-year-old coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a hospital building in Chandigarh on Sunday. The patient identified as Chunni Lal jumped from the Government Medical College and Hospital building, a senior police official said.
According to hospital sources, the man has called one of his sons Deepak before taking the extreme step, to inform him that he was having a problem in breathing and nobody was taking care of him at the hospital.
He jumped from the hospital building at around 7.15 am and after postmortem, his body was handed over to relatives. The cremation will be held as per protocol. According to information, the victim’s kin has submitted a complaint of negligence against the hospital authorities at the Sector 34 police station following which an investigation has been initiated.
