INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHENNAI: A day after a 19-year-old boy, a NEET aspirant, died by suicide at his residence in Chromepet on Saturday evening, allegedly
dejected over his inability to clear the exam twice, his father also died by suicide at their house on Monday morning.Police said the
deceased, P Selvasekar, 48, of Kurinji Nagar, Chromepet, ran a studio and was a single parent.His son, Jegadeeswaran, finished Class XII
from a CBSE school in 2022 and attempted the NEET exam twice but couldn't clear it
Police said he had applied for the examination again and was preparing for it
Jagadeeswaran hanged himself from the ceiling on Sunday when he was home alone.Meanwhile, Selvasekar, who remained inconsolable, completed
his son's funeral rites and hanged himself after returning from the cremation ground
The incident came to light when a relative searched for him on Monday morning, the police said.Chitlapakkam police secured Selvasekar's body
and sent it to Chromepet government hospital for postmortem.
