A first-year postgraduate resident doctor at Dr SN Medical College in Jodhpur was found dead in her hostel room at Umaid Hospital on Thursday evening, police said. The doctor, Nikki Chaudhary, a native of Jhunjhunu, was found unconscious in room 312 of the postgraduate hostel and was rushed to the trauma centre of MDM Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead at around 6 pm.

Source: The Times of India

Chaudhary, of the 2025 batch in the anaesthesia department, had been unwell since Wednesday, suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, and had taken leave that day, hospital officials said. She had reportedly remained inside her hostel room since Thursday morning.

When fellow residents knocked on her door on Thursday evening and received no response, they alerted the hospital management. Her colleagues opened the room and found her unconscious, after which she was taken to MDM Hospital, Medical Dialogues reported.

Source: Medical Dialogues

Cause of death not yet established, police say

The death has drawn a call for an independent inquiry from the medical fraternity. Dr Lakshya Mittal, chairperson of the United Doctors Front (UDF), has urged the National Medical Commission and the Rajasthan Medical Education Department to ensure an independent, time-bound investigation into the case. "A medical degree should never come at the cost of a young doctor's dignity, safety or mental well-being. Institutional accountability must begin now," he said.

Source: The Times of India

Police say the exact cause of death is awaited and the investigation is continuing. No further official finding had been reported at the time of publication; this report will be updated when the police or the hospital administration releases one.