Chandigarh, July 22 -- A final-year MBBS student fell to his death from the sixth floor of the E-block of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, on Tuesday evening.

Police suspect it to be a case of suicide, though the exact circumstances are under investigation. The body has been shifted to the GMCH mortuary.

GMCH director principal Dr Ravneet Kaur said the incident occurred around 8.30 pm. "At present, it appears to be a case of suicide, but there is no confirmation yet. The matter is being investigated," she said.

This is the second suspected suicide of a medical student at GMCH this year. On June 2, a junior resident was found dead in a washroom near the trauma centre. That case was also suspected to be suicide ...