A day before the NEET, a girl candidate committed suicide at Budhikhamari Sahi in Baripada town on Saturday evening.
According to reports, Upasana Sahu (19) was preparing for the test in Kota, Rajasthan and had returned home during the Covid-19 lockdown.
One of her friends committed suicide in Chennai on Saturday morning, following which she got upset and took the extreme step, her family members said. Her body, which was found in a hanging state, was recovered by police for postmortem.
A note was found near the body in which it was mentioned that she was under mental stress over the possibility of not qualifying inexam.
A similar note was also found near body of her deceased friend in Chennai, Upasana’s family members said.