Stressed over failing NEET 2023, 17-year-old TN aspirant commits suicide
Suicide
Chennai: Scared of failing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination, Tamil Nadu based 17-year-old NEET aspirant committed suicide by hanging himself in his room on Tuesday night in Natrampalli, Tirupattur.
With a desire to become a doctor, the student appeared for his first entrance exam on May 7. However, he felt that he did not do well in the exam. As a result of his lack of confidence regarding his exam, he felt stressed and worried that he would fail.
Before giving the exam, he also joined a private school in Parkur for NEET preparation. Unfortunately, all his efforts went into vain after he decided to take his life in fear of failing the exam.
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The deceased was a native from Vellala Street, Jangalapuram next to Nattrampalli in Tirupathur district.
As per a media report in TOI, the incident took place on May 16 at night when his parents were not at home. Taking the opportunity, he hanged himself in his room upstairs. After his parents arrived, they began searching for him and found his room locked from inside. When several attempts to get a response failed, they broke the door and saw him hanging from the ceiling.
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