Title
Autopsy-based retrospective study of hanging deaths at hospital center in Central India
Authors
Vishal Sean Baweja1, Vivek Kumar Chouksey2,*, Vaibhav Agrawal2 & Narendra Singh Patel2
Affiliation
1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ABVGMC, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Vishal Sean Baweja - E-mail: vishal_baveja@yahoo.com
Vivek Kumar Chouksey - E-mail: vivekchoukseymd@gmail.com
Vaibhav Agrawal - E-mail: drvaibhavagrawal03@gmail.com
Narendra Singh Patel - E-mail: drnspatel30@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Hanging is one of the most common methods of suicide in India, particularly among young adults. Hence, this retrospective autopsy-based study was conducted on 39 cases of death by hanging at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha, over a two-year period. The majorities of victims were males (62%) and aged 21-30 years (43.58%). A significant proportion were married (59%) and most incidents occurred indoors (87.17%), indicating a preference for privacy. This study advances knowledge by providing regional data on hanging-related suicides, highlighting the role of social, psychological and familial stressors and emphasizing the need for early psychological intervention and proper handling of crime scenes in suicide prevention.
Keywords
Hanging, suicide, autopsy, forensic medicine, epidemiology, ligature material
Citation
Baweja et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2296-2299 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
