Suicide note by AIIMS doctor shared 3,500 times on Facebook

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, April 20, 2015: A suicide note posted by an AIIMS doctor on Facebook was shared nearly 3,500 times.

Priya Vedi, a 31-year-old doctor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), committed suicide by slitting her wrist at a hotel room in Paharganj. She accused her husband of mentally torturing her after she learnt that he was gay. In a four-page suicide note, Priya Vedi mentioned that failed marriage, breach of trust and hiding of the sexual orientation by her husband were the reasons behind this extreme step.

A suicide note found in the Paharganj hotel room where Priya Vedi was discovered dead and a similar Facebook post by her on Saturday afternoon revealed that her husband’s sexual orientation had led to the souring of the relationship.

Her Facebook profile page was on Monday evening turned into a tribute page at around 7:30 pm, probably by the IT team of the social networking website. The page read, "Remembering Priya Vedi", and the suicide note had disappeared from its timeline.

Her husband, Kamal Vedi (34), who is a dermatologist at AIIMS, was remanded in 14-days’ judicial custody by a local court.

He was arrested on Sunday from his residence in the AIIMS quarters after his wife, who was an anaesthetist at the premier hospital, was found dead with her wrist slit at a hotel in Paharganj. She is said to have checked in at the hotel following a fight with her husband.

According to police, the couple got married five years ago and, soon after the marriage, Priya came to know that her husband was "gay".

However, in the suicide note, she said she had "accepted it" and was ready to live with it, but added that the subsequent torture by her husband had led her to take the extreme step.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday