LAHORE: A Services Hospital nurse was found dead in her hostel room under mysterious circumstances on Saturday.

Sonia (33) was serving as a nurse in the Services Hospital and was living in the nursing hostel where she was found dead on Saturday morning.

Police also recovered injections near the body.

Initial investigations revealed that the nurse was suffering from muscle aches and was taking medicines.

The body was handed over to the family without a postmortem examination on the direction of the court.

The hospital administration in a statement said that the cause of death was not established but the nurse was taking medicines and several injections were also recovered from her hostel room.

Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz also took notice of the incident and sought a detailed report.

Model Town SP Waqar Kharal said initial investigation revealed that the victim was an addict and died due to excessive drug intake.

He said the forensic teams collected all the evidence and would conduct a detailed investigation.

Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2022