45-yr-old gynaecologist’s body found after 3 days

Mumbai: Three days after she died, the body of a 45-year-old gynaecologist was found in her flat in the western suburb of Amboli in a partially decomposed state on Tuesday night. According to the police, the body was found after the neighbours complained of a foul odour coming from the flat. The post-mortem report revealed that her death was  due to diabetes.

Dr Poonam Satpute, was found dead in her second floor flat, in Karamveer Apartment in Amboli last night, senior inspector of Amboli police station, Bhaskar Gaikwad, said. The police rushed to the spot and broke open the door, where they found the doctor’s body, which had started decomposing. The police have registered a case of accidental death.

Satpute is the former head of OBGYN (Obstetrics and gynaecology) and Minimal Invasive Gyne Surgery at BSES MG Global Hospitals and Health Research Centre. On December 22, she had made her last post on her facebook profile. It was about special education, autism, dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).

Dr. Harbhajan Singh Bawa, assistant Dean from Cooper hospital said, “The medico was under dialysis and was consuming severe medication, it is not revealed whether she had committed suicide by consuming a high dosage. There are no any marks on her body too .” “ We had sent the viscera samples to Kalina forensic laboratories for revealing further details about the exact cause of death ,” Dr Bawa added.

Jayesh Yadav who stays in the nearby building of Dr. Satpute said, “ Her neighbour rang the bell so many times in the morning because of the foul smell. They even tried to call her but her phone was switched off. She used to go out for a walk in the morning routinely but no one had seen her on that day. Due to her health issue, she also had stopped her medical practice.”

According to the officer, Dr Satpute was a diabetic. The body was taken to a state-run hospital, where the post-mortem was conducted, he said.

"A case of accidental death has been registered after the post-mortemconfirmed that it was a natural death," he said. Police have informed her husband and son, who stay in Chennai and also her parents.