A 22-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide at his residence in Ghaziabad on Friday, two days ahead of the NEET UG reexamination, scheduled for June 21.
The victim, a resident of the H-block in Vijay Nagar, was preparing for the NEET UG examination. He left a video message saying he could not clear the exam for the past six years, according to the police.
The police were informed of the incident on Friday morning and a team arrived at the victim's residence. He was found dead.
The family said that the boy went to his room on Thursday night and was found dead the next morning.
Police have recovered a video from the victim's phone, which was recorded moments before the death.
“In the video recovered from his mobile, he said he was preparing for NEET examination for the past six years and could not clear it. He was under depression. He did not hold anyone responsible for his death,” Upasana Pandey, ACP of Vijay Nagar circle told HT.
The family told the police that the victim had appeared for the NEET UG exam in May and it had went well. He was preparing for the re-exam on June 21.
However, the police said the death was not linked to the recent paper leak. The National Testing Agency on May 12 cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 amid allegations of paper leak. The re-examination was rescheduled for June 21.
