A patient died after jumping from the 9th floor of Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital on Sunday midnight.
The deceased was identified as Foyez Ahmed, 30, from Kanaighat,
He was admitted to the hospital for bladder and urinary problems and scheduled for surgery on August 25.
Fearing the operation, Foyez jumped from a window near the stairs around 1:30am and got fatally injured.
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He was rescued and admitted to the hospital ICU but died around 3:30 am.
Dr. ATM Russel Mishu, Assistant Director of Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital, confirmed the incident, saying the patient, whose wife was present, jumped from an unsecured emergency exit area, with preliminary indications of some psychological imbalance.
Mohammad Saiful Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said that the body was handed over to the family.