‘I am feeling very helpless…’, a student preparing for UPSC in Old Rajendra Nagar committed suicide

The case of the death of three students preparing for UPSC in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi due to water logging in the basement of the coaching centre had not yet settled down when another case of suicide of a female candidate has come to light. Anjali, a student from Maharashtra, was preparing for UPSC by staying in a rented room in Old Rajendra Nagar. She committed suicide on 21 July and wrote a suicide note explaining the reason behind her step.

Anjali, who was preparing for UPSC, committed suicide due to depression and in the suicide note she mentioned the pressure faced by the candidates appearing for the civil services examination. She also mentioned their daily problems in her suicide note. The student wrote that PG and hostels are looting money from students. Not every candidate can afford coaching while living in Delhi.

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According to Delhi Police, this matter is in their cognizance. Investigation of the case is going on. In the suicide note, Anjali apologized to her parents and wrote, ‘I tried a lot to come out of depression, to move forward in my career but could not. I had only one dream that I clear UPSC in the first attempt. All of you supported me a lot. But I am not able to do it. I am feeling very helpless and now I am leaving.’

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Anjali has thanked Kiran Aunty in the suicide note. She wrote, ‘Kiran Aunty, you always stood by me. I know suicide is not the solution to the problem. PG and hostel rents should be reduced. These people are robbing students. Many students are unable to bear this burden.’ She has made a smiley in the suicide note. On July 11, the deceased student had told her friend Shweta during a WhatsApp chat that the rent of her PG has been increased, so she wants to leave the PG.