{"id":304180,"date":"2018-10-16T07:50:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T07:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=304180"},"modified":"2018-10-16T08:12:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T08:12:54","slug":"lucknow-junior-doctor-probed-in-vyapam-scam-dies-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/lucknow-junior-doctor-probed-in-vyapam-scam-dies-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucknow:  Junior doctor probed in Vyapam scam dies in Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/lucknow-junior-doctor-probed-in-vyapam-scam-dies-in-hospital\/vyapam-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-304186\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-304186 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vyapam-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/10\/vyapam-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/10\/vyapam-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/10\/vyapam-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/10\/vyapam-732x420.jpg 732w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/10\/vyapam.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A junior doctor at the King George&#8217;s Medical University (KGMU), who was being investigated in connection with the Vyapam scam, died after she allegedly injected herself with an overdose of an anesthesia drug.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The deceased identified as Dr Manisha Sharma, died on Monday on account of an alleged drug overdose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the sources, the deceased&#8217;s family lodged an FIR in the Wazirganj police station against a senior doctor in the Urology department on grounds of harassment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As per Lucknow West Superintendent\u00a0of Police (SP), a woman on October 13 informed them that her sister, who is a doctor at KGMU, injected herself with some drug and was being treated at KGMU where she died on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">An FIR has been registered against a doctor, SP added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cSharma was pursuing higher education at the hospital while serving as a junior doctor,\u201d sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Vyapam scam pertains to government recruitments and college admissions that was unearthed in 2013 pertains to alleged irregularities in the examination conducted by Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A junior doctor at the King George&#8217;s Medical University (KGMU), who was being investigated in connection with the Vyapam scam, died after she allegedly injected herself with an overdose of an anesthesia drug. The deceased identified as Dr Manisha Sharma, died on Monday on account of an alleged drug overdose. 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