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Dental student in Hyderabad kills self due to depression

A 25-year-old BDS student of Army College of Dental Sciences here committed suicide, police said. The woman, a fourth-year BDS student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on the college campus on July 31, her father told police in a complaint.

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Published : Aug 2, 2021, 6:04 PM IST

Hyderabad (Telangana): A 25-year-old BDS student of Army College of Dental Sciences here committed suicide, police said. The woman, a fourth-year BDS student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on the college campus on July 31, her father told police in a complaint. The complainant, who resides in Haryana, was informed about the death by the college staff.

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He suspected his daughter might have been depressed and resorted to the extreme step. She had secured admission in BDS in 2016-17 and was suffering from depression as she could not get admission to the MBBS course. Later, she was treated by a psychiatrist and was doing well, he said. Last week the woman's mother had spoken to her about a marriage proposal and the woman had also spoken over video call with her family members and she looked fine, her father said.

A case was registered with Jawaharnagar police station.

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