Chandigarh, June 3 -- A 25-year-old junior resident doctor was found unconscious under circumstances suggesting suicide inside a washroom at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Tuesday morning. He was later pronounced dead during treatment. While the exact cause of death remains a matter of investigation, police suspect it to be a case of suicide. The incident came to light around 9am when hospital staff noticed that the postgraduate student had not returned from a washroom near the Trauma Centre for an unusually long period. After breaking open the door, staff discovered him unresponsive. GMCH-32 director-principal Dr Ravneet Kaur said thatminimal heart activity was detected when he was found, prompting an immediate transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts by the medical team, he could not be saved. A senior police official privy to the investigation said that four syringes were recovered near the body. The authorities are currently awaiting chemical analysis to determine the contents of the syringe. No suicide note was found at the scene. Investigators from the Sector 34 police station have initiated inquest proceedings and are currently questioning the doctor's colleagues and faculty members to ascertain if he was facing any personal or professional hardships. Dr Shradha, president of the GMCH-32 Resident Doctors Association, expressed grief and said while the circumstances point toward suicide, clarity will only emerge after the post-mortem report. The association also urged doctors to reach out to the body at any given time if they face any trouble. The hospital administration has constituted a medical board, comprising multipledoctors, to conduct and supervise the autopsy. The victim belonged to Jalandhar, and his family has been informed....