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TN girl attempts suicide after flunking NEET
A 17-year-old girl allegedly attempted suicide near here after she failed in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, in yet another case of students trying to take their lives reportedly upset over their poor performance in the exam.
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She is out of danger following treatment at a hospital, police said on Friday. The girl, anguished over her poor performance in the medical entrance test, consumed poison on Thursday evening, they said.
She was rushed to a local hospital and then admitted to a hospital in Puducherry.
“Ashtalakshmi was dejected as her score in both her plus two examination and the NEET was poor. She consumed poison and following medical treatment, she is now stable,” a district police official said.
The girl from Kandamangalam, about 23 km from here, is the daughter of a daily wage earner. She had all along nurtured an ambition to be a doctor, the official said.
A total of three students, including Anitha, ended their lives in the State reportedly over failure in the NEET since last year.
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