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'I don't have the courage for a retest, sorry Mummy-Papa': NEET aspirant's heartbreaking note found days after suicide

A heartbreaking note written by an 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh has surfaced days after she allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Nagpur, shedding light on the immense emotional burden she carried following the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination.

Akanksha Chaturvedi, who had appeared for the NEET-UG exam on May 3, was reportedly confident about her performance and hoped to secure a strong score. However, her optimism turned into anxiety after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the exam on May 12 over allegations of a paper leak and announced a retest for June 21.

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