Sikar Student Suicide | Umesh Mali ends life before NEET exam dream shattered

NEET exam is on 21st June. While on one hand students are busy preparing for NEET, on the other hand news of suicide of NEET candidates is also coming to the fore.

Umesh Mali, a 22-year-old student living in Sikar, Rajasthan, committed suicide by hanging himself in his own flat on Monday afternoon. Umesh also had his NEET exam on 21st June and this was his third attempt.

Umesh’s father works in tiles.

Umesh Mali was a resident of Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu. Umesh’s father Laxmanram works as a tiles contractor in Mumbai and had taken a flat in Sikar for his children’s education. Umesh lived in this flat with his mother, elder sister and younger brother.

Umesh had returned from home a day before

Umesh had returned to Sikar on Monday morning after leaving his mother in the village. According to the report, Umesh was alone in the flat and he committed suicide at his flat around 2.30 pm.

When Umesh’s elder sister and younger brother returned to the flat in the afternoon, they were shocked to see the inside. Hearing the screams, nearby people gathered and immediately informed the Udyog Nagar police station. During the search, police also found a suicide note from Umesh’s room.

Former Chief Minister Gehlot blamed paper leak

The Chief Minister wrote in his post – The news of suicide of 22 year old NEET candidate Umesh Mali in Sikar is extremely shocking. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. Due to NEET question paper leak, many children including Pradeep Meghwal of Rajasthan have taken suicidal steps this year. This is not suicide, rather, the morale of our youth is breaking in front of the system of question paper leaking.

Riya of Dehradun also committed suicide on June 16.

Riya Kumari Thapa of Dehradun was very smart in studies. She had given NEET exam twice. But, this time I was worried about the NEET exam for a long time. People around say that seeing her dedication towards studies, it is hard to believe that she can do this.

She used to bear the expenses of education by giving tuition herself.

On June 16, Riya’s body from Dehradun was also found in her house. Riya was preparing for NEET and along with studying, she used to bear the expenses of her examination fees and books by giving tuition to children.

On Tuesday, when the door of Riya’s room did not open, her mother knocked on the door. When the door did not open for a long time, he called his father. When the father opened the door, Riya was found hanging inside.

Riya’s father had fought during the Kargil war. Whereas, his mother is a housewife. Police found a suicide note from the room, in which he mentioned not getting success in studies.

Acquaintances told that Riya used to study till late night. Riya had topped the college by scoring 97.6% marks in the 12th examination.

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