Dr Preeti died by suicide: Warangal CP

HYDERABAD: Warangal police commissioner A.V. Ranganath on Friday said that Dr Preeti Dharavath, a postgraduate student of Kakatiya Medical College, had died by suicide in February after she was mentally harassed by her senior, Dr Mohammed Saif.

A day after Dr Saif was released on bail, Ranganath said that the police had received Dr Preeti's post-mortem report in which forensic officials had confirmed suicide. "Preeti might have taken the extreme step after she was harassed by Saif. We will file a comprehensive chargesheet before the court of law within 10 days," Ranganath said. Dr Preeti died at Nims, Hyderabad, while under treatment.

The Warangal police would also add the IPC Section 306 (abetment of suicide) charge against Dr Saif. Earlier, the police had registered cases under the SC, ST (Prevention of Atrocities) and death under suspicious circumstances.