22-Year-Old NEET Aspirant Dies By Suicide In Rajasthan's Sikar Ahead Of June 21 Re-Exam

Published 16 June 2026 · education

22-Year-Old NEET Aspirant Dies By Suicide In Rajasthan's Sikar Ahead Of June 21 Re-Exam Published By, Last Updated: June 16, 2026, 09:01 IST The incident

22-Year-Old NEET Aspirant Dies By Suicide In Rajasthan's Sikar Ahead Of June 21 Re-Exam Published By, Last Updated: June 16, 2026, 09:01 IST The incident comes days before the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. This is the second case involving a NEET aspirant in Sikar in the past month. Rapid Read Family members found him hanging inside his room and immediately alerted the police. (Representational Image) NEET Row: A 22-year-old NEET aspirant was found dead in his residential flat in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Umesh Mali, allegedly died by suisicde just a week ahead of NEET-UG re-exam scheduled to be held on June 21. According to police as reported by News18 India, Umesh, a resident of Kari village in Jhunjhunu district’s Nawalgarh area, had been living with his mother, elder sister and younger brother in a residential complex on Piprali Road while preparing for the medical entrance examination.

This was reportedly his third attempt. As per the police, family members found him hanging inside his room and immediately alerted the police. A suicide note was recovered from the spot, and investigators are examining its contents as part of the probe. Udyog Nagar police station in-charge Rajesh Budania said that the body was taken to Shri Kalyan Government Hospital for post-mortem examination and later handed over to the family. Police have not yet determined the exact reason behind the death and are investigating all angles. According to the family, Umesh had gone to drop his mother at their native village earlier in the day before returning to Sikar. His sister and younger brother later reached the flat and discovered him unconscious in the room. The incident comes days before the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. This is the second case involving a NEET aspirant in Sikar in the past month.

Earlier, another student preparing for the examination was found dead in the city. The victim, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, allegedly died by suicide days after the Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the May 3 NEET-UG 2026 examination over a paper leak. The incident came on the same day the government announced June 21 as the date for the re-examination. Pradeep’s father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that his son had performed well in the May 3 exam and was expected to score around 650 out of 720 marks. DISCLAIMER: If you or someone you know needs help, call any of these helplines: Aasra (Mumbai) 022-27546669, Sneha (Chennai) 044-24640050, Sumaitri (Delhi) 011-23389090, Cooj (Goa) 0832- 2252525, Jeevan (Jamshedpur) 065-76453841, Pratheeksha (Kochi) 048-42448830, Maithri (Kochi) 0484-2540530, Roshni (Hyderabad) 040-66202000, Lifeline 033-64643267 (Kolkata) News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Shobhit Gupta Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news.