AIIMS Patna, July 2025 – The recent suicide of Yadvendra Sahu, a first-year MD student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS Patna, has sent shockwaves through the medical and student community. Found dead in his hostel room under mysterious circumstances, his death has once again reignited a grim conversation—why are suicides becoming disturbingly frequent at one of India’s premier medical institutions?
the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a sweeping crackdown against rampant corruption within the National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex regulatory body for medical education in the country. This comes in the wake of explosive findings following raids on the chief of the Pharmacy Council of India, Montu Patel. Over 40 private medical colleges across multiple states were raided by the CBI, including in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and New Delhi.