Angul: A patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Angul on Wednesday.
The deceased youth has been identified as Chikun Biswal, a native of Gotamara village of the district.
According to sources, he had earlier consumed sanitiser and was admitted to the hospital for treatment. After being cured, he again tried to end his life by jumping from the fifth floor of the hospital. The security personnel immediately took him to the Outdoor, but doctors declared them dead there.
Police have begun a probe, and the reason as to why Biswal took the extreme step is yet to be ascertained.
