The girl, whose identity remains undisclosed, had recently completed her 12th-grade board exams and was in the midst of intense preparation for the JEE, one of the country’s most competitive engineering entrance exams.
In a heartbreaking incident, a 17-year-old girl preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for engineering reportedly died by suicide in Delhi’s Okhla main market. The distressing incident occurred yesterday around 11:25 AM, according to the Delhi Police, who received a PCR call about the teenager jumping from the seventh floor of a building.
The girl, whose identity remains undisclosed, had recently completed her 12th-grade board exams and was in the midst of intense preparation for the JEE, one of the country’s most competitive engineering entrance exams. The police discovered a suicide note at the scene, in which the young girl cited the overwhelming academic pressure and the challenge of meeting expectations as reasons for her drastic decision.
“Yesterday, at 11:25 hrs, a PCR call regarding a girl aged 17, jumping off the roof of the 7th floor of a building in Okhla main market was received at PS Jamia Nagar. She was preparing for JEE after clearing the 12th class. She has left a suicide note citing study pressure and not meeting expectations as a reason. Proceedings under 194 BNSS are underway,” news agency ANI reported quoting Delhi Police.
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