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Chennai: Father of NEET aspirant who died by suicide kills self

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He allegedly killed himself after he returned home from finishing his son's cremation rituals, police said. 19-year-old Jegadeshwaran and his father P Selvasekar (48). CHENNAI: The father of the 19-year-old boy who died by suicide allegedly after failing to clear the NEET exam twice, died by suicide early Monday morning. The police said that the man must have been depressed by the loss of his son. P Selvasekar (48), a resident of Kurinji Nagar in Chromepet, ran a photo studio in the locality. His son S Jegadeeswaran was living with him. He had separated from his wife a few years ago. He allegedly killed himself after he returned home from finishing his son’s cremation rituals, police said. His body was sent to Chromepet Government Hospital for a postmortem. A case has been registered and an investigation is on. Selvasekar’s son Jegadeeswaran passed Class 12 from a CBSE school in Pallavaram in 2022. He appeared twice for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (medical entrance e...