PANAJI
In a shocking and tragic incident, a 64-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment for a kidney-related ailment, jumped to his death from a balcony of the Goa Medical College in Bambolim early Saturday morning.
A report from the Dean’s office says the deceased, Ravindra Chandru Naik, was admitted to the GMC on December 6 and was undergoing treatment. On the intervening night of December 7 and 8, Naik was accompanied by his wife.
Naik is reported to have told his wife that he wants to go to the balcony. He then suddenly and unexpectedly jumped from the adjacent window.
He jumped from the second floor of the building.
The staff nurse called the resident doctor on duty who immediately attended to the call and found the patient down in the bushes. On examining him, the doctor found that the pulse was not recordable. The doctor informed the Chief Medical Officer and shifted the patient to the casualty with the assistance of the police on duty at 7.20 am.
In the Casualty, the patient was clinically evaluated and declared dead.
