NEET aspirant dies after falling from Ahmedabad apartment days before retest; probe underway

A 17yearold NEET aspirant died after falling from the sixth floor of a residential apartment building in Ahmedabads New Ranip area just three days before the nationwide NEETUG retest scheduled for June 21According to Sabarmati Police the teenager a student preparing for the medical entrance examination fell from the balcony area of a flat in Aristo Anandam ApartmentsPolice received information about the incident at around 430 am on Thursday and reached the scene to begin an investigationAn accidental death case has been registered under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita pending further inquiryThe body was sent for postmortem examination and an inquiry was conducted to establish the exact cause of deathSabarmati Police Inspector Yuvrajsinh Vaghela said the incident occurred during the nightThe incident occurred around 23 am We received the information around 430 am No suicide note has been recovered as of now The cause cannot be ascertained at present including whether the student was under stress Investigation is going on he told IANSPolice said they are examining the circumstances surrounding the death and are speaking with family members friends and others known to the studentNo official conclusion has been drawn regarding the reason behind the incidentThe death comes days before the rescheduled National EligibilitycumEntrance Test Undergraduate one of Indias largest competitive examinations for admission to medical coursesThe National Testing Agency NTA announced the retest after cancelling the original NEETUG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 following allegations of a paper leak and other irregularitiesThe reexamination was approved by the Central government after concerns were raised about the integrity of the test processMore than 22 lakh candidates were affected by the cancellation which triggered widespread uncertainty among students and parents across the countryThe NTA has said additional security measures have been introduced for the retest while the Supreme Court has been informed that strengthened safeguards are in place to protect the integrity of the examinationIn recent days authorities have intensified preparations for the June 21 examinationThe Indian Air Force has assisted in transporting question papers to multiple locations across the country The NTA has launched training programmes for examination staff and issued advisories warning students against misinformation and fake paper leak claims circulating onlinePolice have not linked the students death to the examination and investigators said the cause of the incident remains under investigationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever