TIME-OUT: Nadia took rat poison on May 15 at 9 am but was admitted in hospital only at 3 pm
MARGAO, MAY 31
What exactly drove 27-year old Nadia Torrado to take the extreme step of consuming Ratol leading to her death in a Chennai hospital two days ago?
Ask South Goa Superintendent of Police, Allan De Sa and he says the police are precisely investigating into this aspect after the woman has expired at the Chennai hospital on Saturday night. He said the police are hopeful of collecting vital clues within the next 2-3 days that may throw light on the mystery behind the death.
“The police had registered a case against the woman for attempt to commit suicide. But, since she has died, the attempt to suicide case has been closed. We are now investigating into the possible reasons behind the woman committing suicide,” he said, after he along with a team of police officials, comprising of DySP Mahesh Gaonkar and PI Raju Raut Desai, PI Santosh Desai and PI Sidhant Shirodkar visited the house of the deceased woman at Loutolim this evening.
He said the police are working on the facts that have come up during the investigations. “The boys are working on various aspects of the case. PSI Suraj Samant who was deputed to Chennai is also expected to return with the post mortem examination report,” he added.
Replying to a question, he said the police are confirming on the question whether the victim woman was all alone in the house when she consumed the poison at 9 am on May 15. “It has come on record that she had consumed the poison at 9 am and was admitted in the hospital only at 3 pm. We are investigating into why the woman was not immediately referred to the hospital in the morning and whether any inmates were there in the house during the morning,” he added.
“As of now, we do not know whether any inmates were there in the house when the incident occurred in the morning. Earlier, the police were investigating into the aspect of attempt to commit suicide. Now, the police are devoting all their attention to probe into various aspects of the case,” he added.
