Nurse found dead in N.R.S. Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata; probe ordered
Post-mortem is being conducted; police yet to determine if this was a case of death by suicide or there was any foul play involved
A 30-year-old nurse was discovered dead inside a washroom at N.R.S. Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night, August 12, 2026, local officials reported. The Kolkata Police have initiated an investigation into the incident. The nurse had started her night shift around 8 p.m. and colleagues failed to locate her approximately two hours later.
Upon finding her unconscious on the bathroom floor, she was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital for medical treatment. No visible signs of injury or a suicide note were found at the scene. Authorities are conducting a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death. The nurse worked in the gynaecology ward, and the police have not yet established whether the death was accidental, a suicide, or the result of foul play.
CCTV footage and a detailed scene investigation are being analyzed. The deceased's husband has been informed by the police. The nurse's family requested the post-mortem be conducted outside the hospital for transparency reasons. West Bengal Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee visited the hospital and assured the family that an independent investigation will be conducted by the hospital.
The opposition Trinamool Congress criticized the incident, questioning the safety of women under the Bharatiya Janta Party-led government in West Bengal.
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