Rashmi Verma, a 24-year-old doctor who had been undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, for the past 25 days after she allegedly took an overdose of an anaesthetic injection, died during treatment on Monday.

Dr Verma, an Assistant Professor serving in the Emergency and Trauma Centre at AIIMS Bhopal, was found unconscious in her hostel room on December 11 with a weak pulse rate and heartbeat. She was admitted to the institute the same night and had remained on ventilator support since then.

Despite continuous medical efforts by her colleagues, her condition did not improve, and she was declared dead on Monday.

Confirming her death, an AIIMS Bhopal official told IANS that Dr Verma passed away around 10 a.m. and that her body had been handed over to her family. The official, however, declined to share further details, citing an ongoing police investigation into the incident.

Earlier, AIIMS Bhopal had stated that an MRI scan conducted 72 hours after her admission revealed evidence of brain injury and prolonged oxygen deprivation.

According to her colleagues, Dr Verma had completed her duty on December 11 and returned home in the evening. Her husband, Dr Ratan Verma, an orthopaedic specialist, brought her to AIIMS at around 10.30 p.m. after finding her unconscious.

Dr Ratan Verma had earlier told the media that everything was normal at home and that family members were engaged in their routine activities. When he went to check on his wife, he found her unconscious. Given her condition, it was suspected that she had taken an overdose of a sedative. The family, he said, was in shock.

Dr Rashmi Verma held an MD degree in General Medicine and was also handling several administrative responsibilities at AIIMS Bhopal, including serving as faculty in charge of the Basic Life Support programme and nursing training sessions.

She had completed her MBBS from MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Her professional interests included diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, palliative care, emergency medicine and emergency care interventions.