Woman commits suicide in hospital

KOLKATA: A woman admitted to a hospital in Kolkata for attempting suicide on Wednesday finally had her way.
On Thursday morning, Sandhya Naskar, 25, hung herself in the bathroom of the Shambhu Nath Pandit Hospital, said DC (headquarters) Kuldiep Singh. She was admitted to the hospital after swallowing acid.
Sandhya and her husband Ajit, both daily-wage labourers, were married for 12 years.Residents of Alampur in Metiabruz police station area, they went to Sandhya''s father''s house at Ramdas Hati in the next village. There, she had a fight with her husband, said her brother Mohan Naskar.
In the ensuing brawl, Sandhya hit her husband with fists. In a fit of rage, she ran out of the room. Soon after, on hearing her groans, Sandhya''s sister-in-law rushed to see an almost empty bottle of muriatic acid lying near her.
Immediately, Sandhya was rushed to the S N Pandit Hospital around 9.45 pm on Wednesday. Around 9 am on Thursday, the sister on duty took her to the bathroom in the female ward of the hospital. It was the peak hour and there was a flurry of activity in the ward, said hospital Superintendent Sukumar Das.
When Sandhya did not come out for a long time, the sister-in-charge waiting outside for her became suspicious. She knocked on the door but there was no reply. She then called a Group D assistant and broke open the door to find Sandhya hanging inside the bathroom, said Das.
Sandhya had used her sari to hang herself from the exhaust fan of the bathroom.
According to Madan, "we have no complaints against Sandhya''s husband. Rather, our sister was short-tempered and impulsive." Sandhya is survived by a 10-year-old daughter and a one-and-a-half year old son.