3 months after NEET failure, girl ends life

The deceased was identified as Angeline Surthi, a resident of Selaiyur near Tambaram. According to police, Angeline was a CBSE student and scored very good marks in Class 12. Her aim since childhood was to become a doctor. To pursue her dream, Angeline had attended the NEET in May. However, as she scored low marks in the examination, she was unable to obtain a medical seat.

Thought Angeline was dejected, her parents asked her to pursue an engineering degree. Following this, she joined Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at a private college in Sholinganallur. However, Angeline remained upset and told her parents that she did not want to pursue engineering.

On Thursday evening, Angeline did not come out of her room after she returned from the college. When her parents called her to have dinner around 10.30 pm, there was no response. On suspicion, they broke open the door and found Angeline lying in the bed with her face covered with a polythene cover, which was tied using her earphones.

She was immediately rushed to a private hospital nearby but the doctor declared her brought dead.

On receipt of information, the Selaiyur police arrived at the spot and sent the body for post-mortem examination to Chromepet Government Hospital. They have also registered a case and are investigating.