NEET aspirant dies by suicide after scoring 166, 11 short of cut-off

A 19-year-old NEET aspirant in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district died by suicide after scoring 166 marks, 11 short of the 177 qualifying cut-off for the medical entrance exam, police said. The woman left a handwritten note apologizing to her family for not fulfilling their expectations.

Ankita Sangle, a resident of Jalalpur village in Karjat taluka, took the exam on May 3 and sat for the re-examination on June 21 after the schedule was revised, according to multiple reports. Family members said she had expected to score above 300.

The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Her father and brother had traveled to Pandharpur for the Ashadhi Ekadashi festival, while her mother was home, police said. Sangle went into her study room. When she did not emerge for a long time, her mother opened the door and found her hanging. She was declared dead at the scene.

Police recovered a handwritten suicide note from the room. In it, Sangle apologized for not being able to meet her family's hopes and asked them not to blame themselves.