A 38-year-old ECG technician at Kota’s JK Lon Hospital allegedly died by suicide at his residence on Friday, leaving behind a handwritten note that accused hospital officials of mental harassment and forcing him to work prolonged shifts. Police said a case would be registered based on his family’s complaint.
Satish Kumar Chandasi, a resident of Mahatma Gandhi Colony, was found at his home at around 12.30 pm after his wife, Pooja, became concerned when he did not respond to repeated calls. She alerted her elder sister, who lived nearby. The sister reached the house and found the main door open before discovering Satish unresponsive. He was taken to MBS Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The family later took the body to JK Lon Hospital and held a sit-in, refusing a post-mortem and demanding action against those they alleged were responsible for the technician’s death. The protest placed the hospital’s internal work arrangements and response to employee grievances at the centre of the immediate dispute.
Railway Colony police station sub-inspector Satyanarayan said a handwritten note had been recovered from the room. According to the note, Satish alleged that the hospital administration had made him work consecutive shifts for 13 days without a break and threatened to damage his career if he objected.
The note named nursing superintendent Mohan Lal Bairwa, Naveen Sharma and hospital superintendent Nirmala Sharma. Satish also alleged that when he approached Nirmala Sharma with his grievances, he was told to resign if he did not want to work. These allegations have not been independently established, and the police investigation is pending.
Satish’s father-in-law, Ramesh Chandra, alleged that hospital officials had rejected requests for medical leave or alternative arrangements. He further alleged that the technician was threatened with action if he failed to report for duty.
The case raises immediate questions about how staffing shortages, shift scheduling and employee complaints are handled in public hospitals. The supplied report does not establish the hospital’s staffing strength, the applicable duty roster, whether the alleged 13-day schedule was officially authorised, or whether any prior written complaint had been filed.
Deputy superintendent of police Rajesh Tailor said a case would be registered on the basis of the family’s complaint. The allegations against the named officials, the circumstances surrounding the claimed work schedule and the contents of the note will now be subject to the police inquiry.
