In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl, preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), allegedly died by suicide after jumping from a residential building in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar as she could not clear the national entrance exam for entry into top engineering colleges.The Class 12 student reportedly left a suicide note that asked her parents to forgive her for not being able to crack the JEE.  The note read, “Sorry, I could not do it.” The incident reportedly took place on Friday.

“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 Police Station 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,” the Delhi Police said.

A purported video of the incident has surfaced on social media, showing the heart-wrenching moment the girl fell to the ground while a man nearby was talking on his phone. As soon as she hit the ground, onlookers rushed to assist her.

Local residents, visibly disturbed by the tragedy, reported that the girl had been struggling emotionally due to her unsuccessful attempt at clearing the highly competitive Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

The incident took place four days after a second year Master’s student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, allegedly died by suicide late Tuesday night. According to police, the student had visited the IIT hospital earlier that day and had been undergoing psychiatric treatment.