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Patient dies after falling from third floor of Bettiah Medical College Hospital

Bettiah, Oct 26 (UNI) A patient died after falling from the third floor of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Bettiah, West Champaran district.
Police said here today that the deceased was identified as Chhathu Paswan (37), a resident of Ward No. 8 in Tadhwanandpur village under the Bairia police station area. He had been admitted to GMCH on Friday and was undergoing treatment for mental health-related problems. He was housed in the isolation ward on the hospital’s third floor.
According to his family members, Paswan was in the ward on Sunday night with his elder brother, Mahatam Paswan, and nephew, Suraj Paswan. After dinner, he asked them to rest, following which both fell asleep.
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