Student suicide as father insists on preparing for NEET exam
Coimbatore: A 19-year-old boy awaiting 12th results hanged himself to death after alleged parental pressure to prepare for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
According to Police reports, Baskar (51) lives in an apartment in GKS Nagar, Saravanampatti in Coimbatore district. His eldest son Saran Balaji (19) has written his 12th-grade exam and is waiting for the results.
It is reported that Baskar had allegedly asked his son to prepare for the upcoming NEET exams. Upset by the issue, Saran took the extreme step and hanged himself to death at his house.
Saravanampatti police have registered a case and sent the body for autopsy to Coimbatore medical college hospital.
The untimely death of the student has left the family and neighbours in shock.