Fear of upcoming NEET examinations has allegedly led a girl student to die by suicide at her residence in Coimbatore, the police said on Wednesday.
The 19-year old resident of East Venkatasamy Road in Coimbatore was preparing for NEET, scheduled to be held in September, for the past few months and was found depressed.
The girl took the extreme step as she was scared of the approaching exam, the police said.
The teenager was found hanging in her room on Tuesday evening by her mother, who immediately lodged a complaint with the police.
Further investigations will reveal what led to her death, they added.
The Supreme Court had on Monday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the JEE (Main) April 2020 and NEET-Undergraduate examinations, which are scheduled to be conducted in September, amid a spurt in the number of Covid-19 cases, saying the precious year of students "cannot be wasted" and life has to go on.
Meanwhile, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam legislator N Karthik, who visited the victim's house, said the party chief M K Stalin expressed deep shock over the incident.
The MLA urged the Centre to immediately cancel the NEET examination for admission to medical courses.
