Alleged caste discrimination: NEET aspirant jumps to death in Hyderabad, probe on
Hyderabad: In an unfortunate incident, a 18-year-old (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) NEET aspirant allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the building of a coaching academy after being subject to alleged harassment by her hostel roommates due to her Scheduled Caste.
Her father in a complaint to police alleged that his daughter's roommates used to harass her mentally by mentioning her caste name as she belongs to SC community.
The deceased, a native of Kothagudem in Telangana, who was preparing for NEET at the coaching academy at Hayathnagar for the past six months and also staying in the hostel of the institute, jumped from the academy building on Monday night and died, police said.
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After being informed by his daughter over the alleged harassment, he approached the academy's management but they did not respond properly and also did not warn the students, the complainant alleged.
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