Chennai, Sep 16 (TIWN) A National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant, Soundharya. T was found dead at her house in Katpadi in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. She had written the NEET on Sunday and told her friends that she had not performed well in the exam.

The rural police launched a 24x7 suicide prevention helpline named ‘Vidiyal’ during an event at the district police office (DPO) on SBI Road here on Tuesday. The people who have suicidal thoughts can contact 0422-2300999 to get help. District superintendent of police S Selvanagarathinam said 680 suicide cases were reported in 2020. “About 480 suicide cases have been registered since January 2021.