19-Year-Old NEET Re-Exam Candidate Dies by Suicide in Maharashtra; Police Probe Underway
Police said the 19-year-old aspirant was distressed after scoring 166 in the NEET re-examination, and a case of accidental death has been registered.
- On Saturday, 19-year-old medical aspirant Ankita Suresh Sangle died by suicide at her home in Jalalpur, Maharashtra, after scoring 166 marks in the recent NEET re-examination, according to Maharashtra Police.
- Her family claimed Ankita faced severe mental stress following the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, noting she had performed better in earlier examinations before the re-test mandate.
- This incident follows other NEET-related tragedies, including the June 20 death of 21-year-old Yash Gosavi in Nashik, who had been confident of securing an MBBS seat before re-examination distress.
- Following Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation on July 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Nandan Nilekali-led "high-powered task force" for exam reforms, with Pralhad Joshi taking charge as Education Minister.
- Expressing grief, NCP MLA Rohit Pawar said, "As the students' movement in Delhi is achieving success, on the other side, we received extremely heartbreaking news," linking the death to ongoing protests.
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Student Tragedy: Maharashtra NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide, Re-Exam Scores Mentioned in Note
<p data-assistant-stream-block="" data-assistant-stream-block-index="1">Amid the ongoing debate over examination reforms and student concerns, a tragic incident has been reported from Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district, where a NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide. The student, identified as Ankita Sangle, reportedly mentioned NEET and her examination results in a note recovered after the incident. According to initial reports, Ankita was dis…
Maharashtra NEET aspirant dies by suicide over low re-exam score
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old NEET aspirant died allegedly by suicide on Saturday, July 25. Her suicide note mentioned disappointment over her re-exam score. The incident took place at her home in Jalalpur village in Karjat taluka of Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra. Family was away during the incident At the time of the incident, the deceased, who was identified as Ankita Sangle, was alone at home as her parents and elder brother had gone to Pandha…
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