Schoolgirl dies by suicide over NEET exam fear near Tindivanam
The girl had been preparing for the NEET exam for the second consecutive year
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CHENNAI: A 19-year-old student from Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district allegedly died by suicide due to fear of underperforming in the upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
The deceased, identified as Indhu from Thadapuram village near Tindivanam, was found hanging at her home on Saturday while she was alone. Indhu had completed her Class 12 from a government higher secondary school in her village with good marks.
She had also undergone NEET coaching at a private institute in Puducherry and had appeared for the exam last year, scoring 350 marks, but did not clear it.
Determined to succeed this year, she had been preparing for the exam again and had recently obtained her OBC certificate, which she submitted along with her application.
On Saturday, while her parents and brother were away working in the fields, Indhu died by suicide. The family immediately alerted the Velimedu Pettai police station, and officers arrived at the scene around 11 pm The police took possession of the body and sent it to Villupuram Government Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
An investigation into the incident is under way.
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