Written by Atri MitraKolkata | September 14, 2025 05:50 AM IST 2 min readAN MBBS student at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata died while undergoing treatment at the Malda Medical College and Hospital on Saturday. The woman’s family later filed an FIR against her male friend, alleging that he forced her to consume some substance, after which she fell ill. The police have launched an investigation but no arrest has been made yet.According to sources, doctors suspect that a “medicine overdose” may have led to her death. Police, however, said that the autopsy report is awaited to ascertain the exact cause of death.According to the woman’s family, she had been in a relationship with another MBBS student.“She was pregnant and he (her male friend) was forcing her to go for an abortion but she was not willing. She had told us that he was forcing her to eat something. On Friday, we were informed that our daughter was admitted to hospital,” claimed her mother.A senior police officer said on Saturday, “According to the woman’s parents, she had been trying to persuade the youth to register their marriage, which her family claimed had taken place earlier. We are investigating all aspects.”Prasenjit Dhar, Superintendent, Malda medical college, said later on Saturday, “I am yet to be informed about the details of this case and can comment only after receiving a detailed report. Police are investigating the matter.”Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Kolkata Police