NAGPUR: Special protection unit (SPU) personnel Pramod Merguwar, 45, likely to be perturbed over losing eyesight to post-Covid rare fungal infection, shot himself to death at his residence at Niwara society at Zingabai Takli on Saturday.
Merguwar was on sick leave for the last three months and had lost sight in right eye to a rare fungal disease ‘endogenous endophthalmitis’ as per his treating doctor Ophthalmologist at Alexis Multispecialty hospital.
“It was not Mucormycosis or black or white fungus but a rare but aggressive fungal disease endogenous endophthalmitis,” he said. “After a procedure from Hyderabad, he used to have an agonizing headache which was being treated. We were hopeful to save some sight in the left eye and hence told him to hold patience,’ said the treating doctor adding he had diabetes and also administered steroids too during Covid treatment.
No suicide note was found. A case of accidental death was registered.
