NEET 2026 candidate found dead in Kanpur, family alleges murder

Kanpur: In a tragic incident, a NEET candidate was found dead hanging in his rented accommodation in Panki. While police are investigating the case from all angles, the family has alleged foul play.

As per latest TOI media report, the student was a native of Varanasi district, had been staying in Panki for the past two years along with his elder brother while preparing for the NEET examination.

The incident came to light on Monday after the brother upon his return from Varanasi discovered the student hanging from the ceiling. His family alleged that he had recently appeared for the NEET exam and was satisfied with how it went. He had even shared this with his sister. 

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Therefore, the family are raising questions over the circumstances leading to his death indicating that he may have not committed suicide but instead was murdered. 

The elder brother has expressed suspicion over some labourers who had been working on the ground floor of the building for the past four to five days. He alleged that they might have killed his brother and later hanged his body. 

Following this, the family have filed a complaint and the police have shifted his body for postmortem. 

Speaking to TOI, ACP, Panki, Manoj Kumar Singh, said "Action will be taken on the basis of the post-mortem report and the family’s written complaint."

Medical Dialogues recently reported that a 20-year-old aspirant from Uttarakhand committed suicide in Kota, Rajasthan, a day before the NEET 2026 examination. On Saturday morning, he jumped from the roof of his hostel, located in the Kunhari area. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

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