In connection with the suspicious death of a girl (18), a resident of Mori (Uttarkashi) at a Government hospital in Vikasnagar on June 1, State DGP BS Sidhu has deputed CBCID in-charge Shahjahan Ansari to conduct preliminary inquiry and directed her to submit the report soon. Along with local residents, deceased’s parents had met the DGP Sidhu on Monday and demanded a fair inquiry into the incident. A Vikasnagar police officer said police had been informed by a hospital staff that a girl had committed suicide in the washroom of the hospital. Police rushed to the spot. The body was recovered and sent it for postmortem. Police conducted investigation and registered a case under section 306 of IPC against K Singh, resident of Mori (Uttarkashi) in the Vikasnagar Police Station. The accused, a friend of the deceased, was sent to Sudhowala jail after being presented in the court.
Police sources said accused Singh was studying in SGRR (PG) College while living in rented accommodation in Vikasnagar. The girl had attended medical classes through private coaching, located in Dehradun. After the course ended, she began living in rented accommodation in Vikasnagar. The accused is supposed to know the deceased for a long time. Sources said that the accused had met the girl who was being treated in the hospital before she committed suicide. Deceased’s parents had registered a report, stating her daughter had been murdered by K Singh. Deceased’s family members demanded the accused be booked under murder-related Section 302.