ROURKELA: A 30-year-old patient died after reportedly falling from a window on the third floor of Sundargarh Government Medical College and Hospital (SGMCH) here early in the morning on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Anil Soreng, a resident of Dainidihi village under Sundargarh Sadar police limits. The incident took place at around 5.40 am.
Anil was reportedly admitted to the male ward of the hospital on August 24 for treatment of seizures due to alcohol abuse. IIC of Sundargarh Town police station Preeti Menduli said the patient’s mother Elizabeth was attending to him during his stay in the hospital.
Early in the morning, Elizabeth was packing their things and getting ready to be discharged from the hospital when the patient opened the window sashes and sat on the sill precariously. The wide window was without any grill, she said.
Preeti further said Anil’s mother repeatedly asked him not to sit on the sill, but he ignored the warnings. All of a sudden, the patient lost balance and fell from the window when his mother was busy packing their things. Finding her son missing, Elizabeth rushed towards the window and found Anil lying dead on the ground. It appears that the patient died from accidental fall, the IIC added.
Superintendent of SGMCH Prof NC Sahani said the patient was supposed to be discharged from the hospital on Monday. However, his family members decided to get him discharged on Tuesday. The circumstances under which the patient fell to his death are being investigated by the police, he added.
Later in the day, Town police handed over Anil’s body to his family members after autopsy. An unnatural death case has been registered in this connection and further investigation is underway, police said.