A 32-year-old HIV positive patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital on Saturday night, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
Vinay Sharma, a truck driver who lived in Seemapuri, was admitted to the hospital on April 13 and was said to be under depression due to his medical condition.
According to police, there was no foul play in Sharma’s death. His family, too, has not brought discrimination charges against the hospital. The truck driver’s 25-year-old wife and seven-year-old son are also HIV positive.
The police said Sharma went missing from his bed (no. 34) in ward no. 17 around 11 pm on Saturday night and his body was found on Sunday morning.