The National Commission for Women on February 8 wrote to the Delhi Police, seeking a speedy probe into the suicide of a woman doctor of the Centre-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. 


In a letter addressed to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, the women's commission expressed its serious concern over the suicide. Three doctors of the hospital were booked on February 7 for allegedly abetting the suicide of their colleague. 

Dr Poonam Vohra, 52, allegedly committed suicide on February 6 by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in North Avenue area. In a suicide note, Vohra alleged she had been harassed by three of her colleagues. Following the incident, the RML Hospital had initiated an inquiry. The Health Ministry had also ordered a probe into the matter.