Pawan Kakade was a 24-year-old medical student in Nagpur
Find out more about him.
A tragic incident unfolded in Nagpur as a final-year MBBS student from Government Medical College and Hospital took his own life by jumping in front of a moving train in the Butibori area. He was identified as Pawan Kakade and lived in the government hospital’s Hostel No. 4 building.
Who is Pawan Kakade Government Medical College and Hospital Nagpur student who committed suicide, biography, age, family and parents
Tragic!
Two more suicides news are coming!★Kusum kumari ,MBBS -2yr (MP)
★PAWAN, MBBS final year (Nagpur) due to exam stress
It's High time @NMC_IND
should be taken responsibility & try to reduce Load by changing curriculum or by exam patterns !#MedTwitter @mansukhmandviya— Indian Doctor🇮🇳 (@Indian__doctor) December 10, 2023
Four deaths in one week, and nobody is addressing the toxic residency system in Indian medical education. Nobody is prioritizing their mental health – it's a harrowing situation. Rest in peace, Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, Dr. Athithi Benny, Dr. Pawan Kakade, and Dr. Jay Salva.💔
— Manoj Pujari (@Docmanu5) December 10, 2023
Authorities said that Kakade was experiencing severe emotional suffering as a result of his performance on the final-year test. Following the protocol, the Butibori police carried out a post-mortem and handled the matter as an accidental death.
Students were noticeably upset by the loss of their friend and classmate, especially those pursuing MBBS courses. The news had a profound impact on them. In a moving show of sadness and support, the students planned an evening candlelight march in Pawan Kakade’s memory.
They called for reflection and the required adjustments, in addition to offering emotional tributes. Even though Pawan’s family members showed up to retrieve his body, they chose not to speak to the media at this difficult time.
Since then, many people have taken to social media to express their heartfelt condolences to him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who is Pawan Kakade?
Pawan Kakade was a final-year MBBS student. He has been in the news because he took his own life for not being able to do well in his last-year examination.
He was a native of Washim. However, at the time of his death, he was living in the government hospital’s Hostel No. 4 building in Nagpur. His father is a teacher by profession in the Washim district. On the other hand, he also has one sister who is a doctor.
Pawan Kakade was a student at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)-Nagpur, having enrolled in the MBBS program. He belongs to the 2019 MBBS batch.
At the time of his death, he was just 24 years old.
How did he die?
Pawan Kakade was found dead on the railway track near Bothli village in the jurisdiction of Buti Bori police station. Even though no suicide note was discovered, police are treating his death as a suicide because he was apparently suffering from stress and depression.