Who was Akanksha Chaturvedi? NEET aspirant's note found after suicide, says she feared re-exam

An NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh, who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Nagpur last month, left behind a handwritten note expressing fear about appearing for the NEET re-examination and apologising to her parents.

Akanksha Chaturvedi had appeared for the NEET-UG examination held on May 3. However, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the examination on May 12 following allegations of a paper leak and announced a fresh test for June 21.



Police said Akanksha was found hanging in her room at the family's residence in Nagpur on May 20, nearly a week after the cancellation announcement. No suicide note was found at the time.

Several days later, while going through her books and study materials, family members found a handwritten note and submitted it to the Ambazari police on June 1.

In the note, she wrote: "Mummy, Papa...you had trust in me that I would study and become a doctor. But I do not have the courage to appear for a retest. In the first test, I was about to score good marks. But there is no guarantee that I will score good marks again. Sorry, Mummy, Papa, I have ruined everything for both of you."

Who was Akanksha Chaturvedi?

• Akanksha Chaturvedi was an 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Mauganj district in Madhya Pradesh.
• She was preparing for the medical entrance examination at a coaching institute in Nagpur, where her family had been living.
• According to her father, Krishna Kumar Chaturvedi, she expected to score more than 650 marks in the original NEET examination conducted on May 3.
• Her family said she returned from the examination feeling confident and hopeful about securing admission to a medical college.
• Family members told investigators that Akanksha became increasingly worried after reports of the paper leak emerged and the examination was cancelled.
• According to police, on May 20 Akanksha told her family around noon that she was not hungry and would eat later. She then went to her room. At around 3 pm, relatives found her hanging inside the room.

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