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A 29-year-old doctor pursuing his MD was found dead in his rented accommodation in Gokuldham Colony in Meerut district on Wednesday (March 4, 2026).
Giri Prasad, originally from Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, was studying MD at a private medical college in Meerut and was renting a place in Gokuldham Colony, which comes under the jurisdiction of Bhavanpur police station.
At 11 am on Wednesday (March 4, 2026), a classmate of Prasad alerted the police that the medical student was dead in his room.
“We received the information and a police team reached the spot. We have sent the body for post-mortem and the family has been informed. The police team is investigating all possible angles in the matter,” a Meerut police statement said.
The police arrived at the scene, took the body down and sent it for an autopsy.
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Published – 04 March 2026 21:12 IST
