Hemlata Gupta (25 June 1943 – 13 May 2006)[1] was an Indian medical doctor and the director and head of the department of medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College.[2] Gupta studied medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College (Delhi University) where she later became a director.[3] In 1998 the Government of India awarded Gupta the third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, for her contributions to medical science.[4] She was unmarried and lived in New Delhi when she was found murdered on 13 May 2006 at her residence in Karol Bagh.[5][6] After years of investigation, the case, which attracted media attention, remains unsolved.
