Chennai NEET Aspirant Suicide: In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide at her residence in Urapakkam, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The deceased identified as S Devadharshini had been preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam for the past few years. She began her preparations after completing her Class 12 exams in 2021. She had been attending both online and offline classes at a private coaching center in the Anna Nagar area for the past two years.

She attempted the NEET exam three times but couldn’t quality as she didn’t achieve the expected cut-off. Despite all the circumstances, she continued her preparations and again applied for the NEET exam this year, for the fourth time. She had planned to take the NEET exam scheduled for May 2025.

Sequence Of Events

On 27th March 2025, she went to a coaching center in Anna Nagar and returned home in a low mood. Her father, Selvaraj, encouraged her to study without fear after seeing her in continued low state. Devadarshini used to help her father at their bakery. On the evening of the 27th March, she went to bakery like every day but returned home earlier. She told her parents that she was going home.

Her father became suspicious when Devadarshini didn’t return to the bakery after some time. She didn’t even respond to his calls. As she didn’t reply for long, he asked his wife Devi to go and check on their daughter.

When Devi reached home, she was shocked to find Devadarshani dead. She had hanged herself with a saree from the ceiling fan in her room. She called her neighbours and with their help rescued her. She called ambulance but the doctors who arrived on the scene informed that she had already died.

Kalembakkam police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem at Chromepet Government Hospital. A case has been registered and police have launched investigation into the matter. Her body has been handed over to the family and taken to her native place in Tiruvannamalai district for the final rites.

Edappadi K Palaniswami Slams MK Stalin

Meanwhile, AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu LoP, Edappadi K Palaniswami criticise Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on the death of the NEET aspirant. He wrote on X, “What is Mr. @mkstalin going to say to the lives of these 19 students? How many more lives will have to be lost before @Udhaystalin’s secret of eliminating NEET is revealed? How are you going to wipe away the blood stains that keep accumulating on your hands from the big lie you told for electoral gain? Stalin’s model DMK government is fully responsible for the death of student Darshini! So, put an end to the NEET exam drama! Don’t cheat the students Mr. @mkstalin!”

Further investigation is underway.

நீட் தேர்வு அச்சத்தால் சென்னையில் தர்ஷினி என்ற மாணவி தன் இன்னுயிரை மாய்த்துக்கொண்டதாக வரும் செய்தி அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது.

நீட் என்ற தேர்வை நாட்டிற்கே அறிமுகப்படுத்தி, கூட்டணி கட்சியுடன் சேர்ந்து அதனை உச்சநீதிமன்றம் வரை சென்று வாதாடி, தமிழ்நாடு மாணவர்களின் மருத்துவக் கனவை சிதைத்திட…

— Edappadi K Palaniswami-SayYEStoWomenSafety&AIADMK (@EPSTamilNadu) March 29, 2025

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