Tearful adieu to Dr. Preethi

A tense situation prevailed as some of the activists of the tribal organisations demanded punishment to the accused, who was already arrested on charge of abetting her ‘suicide’

Amid wails of grieving family members and heavy police deployment, the last rites of the PG medical first year student of Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) Dr. D. Preethi, who allegedly died by suicide due to harassment by a course senior, were performed at her native Girni Thanda, a tribal hamlet, in Jangaon district this afternoon.

Heart-rending scenes were witnessed at Girni Thanda as the grief-stricken villagers, representatives of various tribal organisations and political parties thronged the tiny tribal hamlet to pay homage to the young doctor, whose promising career was cut short following her tragic death.

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Slogans of “Dr. Preethi amar rahe” rent the air during the funeral procession.

A tense situation prevailed as some of the activists of the tribal organisations sat on the abutting highway demanding exemplary punishment to the accused Dr. Saif, a second-year student of MD anaesthesia course, who was already arrested by the Matwada police on charge of abetting her ‘suicide’.

The protesters vociferously demanded that a judicial probe be ordered and the Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) Principal and the Head of the Department concerned be suspended to ensure speedy justice to the bereaved family.

The police whisked them away from the tribal hamlet amidst continued sloganeering by the protesters demanding ₹5 crore ex-gratia and a Group-I cadre government job to one of the family members of the deceased.