Rajkot: The body of a 26-year-old MBBS final year student of AIIMS Rajkot was found on the railway tracks near Para Pipapliya, a few km from the institute’s campus, Saturday.The deceased, Ratan Kumar Meghwal, was from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. A suicide note, purportedly written by him, suggests harassment by a fellow student as well as unrequited love.P B Varotariya, sub-inspector of Gandhigram police station, said, “He committed suicide between 4.30am and 5am. We informed his parents and sent the body for a postmortem. We are recording statements of his colleagues, faculty members and the AIIMS authorities.”This was Meghwal’s second attempt at suicide. On Jan 27, he had disappeared from hostel after writing a long suicide note. He alleged harassment as well as secret romantic feelings for a female student. That suicide bid was thwarted by villagers.Lt Col Ankur Pratap Singh, deputy director (administration) of AIIMS, said, “He was mentally disturbed. We had counselled him. His parents took him home to Rajasthan. Since then, he has been in the care of his parents. What we know is that he received psychiatric care.”Gandhigram police informed the family, who are on their way to Rajkot to collect the body.Sources said, AIIMS had started an internal inquiry into Meghwal’s allegations after his earlier disappearance. “The students named in his suicide note had filed a complaint of harassment against him. Some students and their parents were concerned after the deceased posted about them on social media. The internal inquiry was underway, and Meghwal’s statement was to be recorded once he rejoined college,” an AIIMS official said.
