TNNNew Delhi: A 20-year-old woman, who reportedly appeared for the NEET-UG exam that got scrapped, allegedly died by suicide in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on Thursday, police said.Anshika, her family said, was distressed after news of the cancellation because of a paper leak.Police are investigating to ascertain why she took the extreme step. Anshika lived with her family in an Azadpur JJ cluster.Police got a PCR call about a woman’s body being brought to Kewal Park Shamshan Ghat. Rinku Sharma, a priest at the cremation ground, told police, “The family brought the body and told me she was unwell for the last three-four days, after which she died. I asked them for her ID and told police.”“The family, unaware of the legal procedure, brought the body directly for cremation. The body was taken into custody and shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem,” said DCP (northwest) Akanksha Yadav.Crime and forensic teams inspected the spot and interviewed the family, who told police that Anshika had been preparing for the NEET examination for several years and had appeared for the test this year, hoping for a good rank. Relatives said she was distressed after reports that the examination was cancelled. Last time, she missed clearing NEET by merely four marks.“Her family said that she appeared for NEET in 2022 and 2023 too. The team has been told by the family about how distressed she was after the exam this year and we are trying to ascertain what exactly drove her to take such a step,” a senior officer said.For Anshika, it was not just an exam. It was a many-year marathon of discipline and sacrifice, the family said. This year she was hopeful for a good rank. She often told her parents about getting admitted to a good medical college and building a stable future. It was in a small dingy space that she studied for hours.Kumud Pandey, a relative, said: “She was preparing for NEET for the last three years with the dream of becoming a doctor.. After the NEET exam cancellation, she became very depressed.”Another relative added, “The girl was very good in academics. After she got to know about the paper leak and cancellation of the exam through the news, she went into depression.”The girl’s maternal uncle added, “At the time of the incident, her brother and sister were in another room. A neighbour noticed something was wrong and alerted the family.”
