NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Delhi; family takes body for cremation without informing police

A 20-year-old NEET aspirant, who had been preparing for the medical entrance test for the past few years, allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Azadpur area of northwest Delhi, police said on Friday.

The deceased’s family members later took the body to a crematorium without informing police, a senior officer said.

No suicide note was found at the spot, and the exact reason behind the woman taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, the officer said.

“The victim was a NEET aspirant. We are probing as to why she took the extreme step. No suicide note has been found during the investigation,” the officer said.

On Tuesday, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak. A re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.

A PCR call was received at the Adarsh Nagar police station on Thursday informing that a woman’s body was brought to the Kewal Park Shamshan Ghat for cremation without police intimation.

A police team rushed to the crematorium and found that the deceased was a resident of Lal Bagh in Azadpur, the officer said.

A probe revealed that the woman had allegedly died by suicide at her residence earlier in the day. The family members, who later claimed that they were unaware of the legal formalities in such cases, directly took the body to the crematorium to perform the last rites without informing the authorities, the officer said.

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Police have shifted the body to the mortuary of the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital for post-mortem, he added.

A forensic team has visited the woman’s residence to inspect the scene and collect evidence, the officer said.