Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau
The news of the death of Dr Navdeep Singh has brought a pall of gloom in the Muktsar district of Punjab. Dr Singh, who belonged to Muktsar and was a second-year MD student at Delhi’s Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), was found dead on Sunday morning.
The body of Dr Singh, 25, who had topped the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in 2017, was handed over to the family after postmortem by Sunday evening. The cremation will take place on Monday afternoon in Muktsar.
When he wasn’t picking up calls, his father sent a friend to check on him. The friend found that the door of his hostel room was locked from inside. It was prima facie found that the deceased died by suicide. Inquest proceedings are ongoing. No suicide note has been found,” said a Delhi Police officer.
His father Gopal Singh, the principal of the government senior secondary school at Sarainaga village in the Muktsar district, earlier told The Indian Express, “I am a Physics teacher, perhaps this was the reason that my son developed an interest in science subject and wanted to be a doctor.”
Kapil Sharma, Principal, Government Senior Secondary, School, Tamkot village, told The Indian Express, “When he had topped the exam, people came to know about Muktsar. Many youngsters were inspired by him and many functions were organised in the district to honour him. We are indeed in shock to hear this news”.
Sharma, a family friend of Dr Singh’s father, said, “Gopal had spoken with Navdeep on Saturday evening and he was perfectly normal. He had not indicated anything that he was having any stress. He used to share everything with his parents. We are surprised at how he took such an extreme step”.
