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Background: Suicide is a global issue, with an estimated 75.5% of the cases occurring in developingcountries, and India alone accounting for 26.6% of all global suicidal deaths. With an advent of COVID-19in the early months of 2020, India observed a rapid rise in suicidal deaths. Though, various media reportspredicted loneliness, mental illness and economical instabilities as the major triggering factors, there isa lack of analytical or descriptive studies confirming this hypothesis. In this context, the present crosssectionalstudy was planned to determine the socio-demographic profiles of the victims and the triggeringfactors of the suicidal deaths during the COVID-19 phase, in context to the victims of suicide from 2017 tothe Pre-COVID phase.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted by analyzing the suicidal deaths from 2017 to30th June, 2020, interviewing the deceased family members during the COVID-19 phase and studying theInquest reports, with the documents from the Institutional Medical Record Section.Conclusion: The authors feel that suicide is an act of moment in mind, so any decision made under excitementor incitement is the real culprit. To curb the menace of suicide, state and society should ensure education,employment and socioeconomic well-being, along with strict law enforcement.

Homicide is regarded as a notorious crime against the society that causes intentional killing, aggravatedassaults resulting in death. This brings a massive burden on national economies, law enforcement and lostproductivity. The present study highlighted the epidemiological profile of homicidal deaths which accounted(3.9%) of all unnatural deaths autopsied. Overall trend shows high male predominance with low economicbackground where illiteracy, poverty and other social circumstances play a considerable role. Homicidalrecords have their importance in interpretation of socio-economic implications and overall administrativeattributes on executing law and order in respect to time, place and conditions.

Snake bite is a serious but neglected global problem specially in Southeast Asian countries, public health problem and one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in rural areas. Objective-To find out socio demographic profile snakebite cases and pattern of snake bites.

Delusion of pregnancy can be described as a false and fixed belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. An unmarried 32 year old woman was brought for medical examination to the department of Forensic Medicine at Burdwan Medical College by the police with the allegations that the accused had physical relationship with her with a promise for marriage which had led to the current pregnancy. After clinical examination and preliminary test of urine for pregnancy, conducted at the Gynae & Obs department, which came negative, the patient was sent for USG examination to the Radiology Department for confirmation of pregnancy. The USG report did not reveal any pregnancy. The patient was referred back to the department of Forensic Medicine for medico-legal examination, the next day. On the day of the second examination, it was found that an old healed tear was present in the hymen. These findings and the review of the literature show us that in some cases where the underlying cause for development of such psychiatric disorder is known, it can help to formulate the management of such sexual assault victims in a more humane manner and better clinical outcome of the aforesaid victims can be expected by treating the underlying factors.