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Tragic Suicide at Sree Mookambika Institute: Student Names Three in Note

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In a deeply tragic incident that has sent shockwaves through the medical community, a second-year postgraduate (PG) resident doctor, Dr. Sugirtha Sivakumar, from Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Science in Kulasekharam , Tamil Nadu, has taken her own life. The heart-wrenching incident has drawn attention due to the alleged harassment she endured, as mentioned in her suicide note. Dr. Sugirtha hailed from Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, and was a dedicated PG second-year resident doctor. According to Dr. Vimala, a close friend of the deceased and a PG Resident at Stanley Medical College, Chennai, the tragic discovery was made on October 7 when the police broke into her hostel room around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, only to find that she had passed away. The medical student blamed her seniors on her suicide note before taking an excess amount of muscle relaxant. The suicide note recovered from the scene reveals the torment Dr. Sugirtha endured, with allegations of sexual harassment,