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A 17-year-old teen died by suicide in Delhi’s Okhla area after she failed to crack the JEE for entry into top engineering colleges.
Representative image of Delhi Police | Credit: PTI
A 17-year-old teen died by suicide in Delhi’s Okhla area after she failed to crack the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for entry into top engineering colleges in India, said police on Saturday.
She left a suicide note that cited study pressure and not meeting expectations as a reason behind her fatal move, said the police.
“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,” the Delhi Police said in an official statement.
“She has left a suicide note citing study pressure and not meeting expectations as a reason. Proceedings under 194 BNSS are underway,” it added.
An investigation into the matter is underway as per the Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), they added.
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