Kolkata: Mystery surrounds the death of Abhijit Sarkar, a 32-year-old junior doctor of NRS Medical College and Hospital, whose body was found hanging in his Nagerbazar hostel room on Sunday. Hours before his death, he had allegedly sent WhatsApp messages to family members and posted on social media expressing fears for his life. Police have registered a murder case following a family complaint.Investigators are examining his WhatsApp messages, social media posts and a handwritten note recovered from the room. Several acquaintances have been questioned.“If it was suicide, police are trying to establish whether mental stress drove him to take the extreme step or whether there were other reasons behind it,” a senior Barrackpore Commissionerate officer said.Abhijit, a 2018-batch NRS doctor from Sapjala village in Nadia, had completed his house-staff tenure and was preparing for postgraduate entrance examinations. He moved into room 20 of Modern Hostel on Aug 16.Payel Senapati, daughter of the hostel owner, said police called on Sunday afternoon, asking them to check on Abhijit. “The door was locked from inside, and there was no response despite repeated calls. When they knocked several times, the latch reportedly came loose. They then found Abhijit’s body hanging from a rope tied to a rod attached to the ceiling fan.”His body was taken to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Payel said Abhijit rarely interacted with other residents. She claimed the recovered note mentioned mental stress. Police have seized his phone and sealed the room.One WhatsApp status reportedly read: “I can no longer cope.”His sister Swapna alleged that Abhijit had returned home a month ago following problems at the hostel. “My brother had told us that people at the hostel were troubling him in various ways,” she said.She alleged that hostel authorities repeatedly pressured him to return. Abhijit was supposed to visit home for Bhai Phonta but later called his family, saying, “I am in trouble. I will not be able to come home for Bhai Phonta.”Hostel authorities denied the allegations. Another resident, Dibyendu Sarkar, claimed Abhijit had family-related problems.“A murder case has been initiated on the basis of a complaint. The exact cause of death would become clearer after the post-mortem report is received,” the officer said.
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