Kolkata, Aug 15 (PTI) - A tragic incident has emerged from West Bengal's Hooghly district, where a 24-year-old nurse was discovered dead at a nursing home, police confirmed on Friday.
The young woman's body was found hanging from the ceiling in a room located on the third floor of a nursing home in Singur on Thursday.
Her family has raised serious allegations, claiming that she was sexually assaulted and murdered after stumbling upon irregularities in the nursing home's operations.
However, the management of the nursing home has denied these accusations, insisting that the nurse died by suicide.
The deceased was a resident of Nandigram in the Purba Medinipur district and had only joined the nursing home four days before the incident, according to her family.
Police are currently investigating the case, and a police officer mentioned, "We are waiting for the autopsy report before taking any action."
The incident sparked protests from the opposition BJP and CPI(M) in the area, with both parties alleging that the nurse was murdered.
Local TMC MLA and state minister Becharam Manna assured that action would be taken if the police investigation uncovers any foul play in her death.
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