A postgraduate doctor’s mysterious death inside his parked car in a forest near Kodaikanal has raised many questions.
A young doctor pursuing his postgraduate medical degree was found dead inside his car near the hill town of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. According to reports, Dr Joshua Samraj died by suicide after administering intravenous fluids to himself and was believed to be in debt.
As per an NDTV report, Dr Samraj was pursuing his MD (Doctor of Medicine) in Salem while working at a hospital in Madurai. His car was discovered parked for three days in a remote forested area in Poomparai near Kodaikanal, which led local residents to alert the police.
Authorities recovered a suicide note from the vehicle. “The doctor has apologised to his family in the suicide note, but has neither blamed anyone nor given any reason. His family has said he was depressed because of an issue in a relationship,” the police said.
Investigators also revealed that Dr Samraj was reportedly in debt, though the exact cause remains unclear. Amid social media speculation that the doctor had lost money in online gaming, police clarified, “We have not found any such detail in his suicide note, nor do his parents say so. We are investigating.”