Nagpur NEET aspirant’s ticket is not attached to the case papers; show cause notice issued to the investigating officer

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“A show-cause notice has been issued against a police official for allegedly not attaching a note left behind by a deceased, allegedly written by a NEET aspirant in Nagpur, Maharashtra, with the case documents,” a senior officer said on Saturday (June 6, 2026).

“The note left behind by the deceased was mentioned in the station diary entry. But it was not attached to the case documents,” Zone 2 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Nityanand Jha said. He said that a show cause notice has been issued against investigating officer Nikhil Tabhane of Ambazari police station for invalidity.

Another official said the note left behind by the deceased was not mentioned in any documents related to the case. Even DCP Jha was not informed about the existence of the note. However, when the matter was finally brought to light, senior police officers conducted an inquiry to determine responsibility and submitted a report to the DCP.

A NEET-UG aspirant, identified as Akanksha Chaturvedi (18), allegedly killed herself in her room in Nagpur on May 20, days after appearing for the exam on May 3. She was from Madhya Pradesh.

In an emotional note, Chaturvedi reportedly said that there was “no guarantee” that she would get good marks in the re-test ordered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the exam was canceled over allegations of a paper leak. The case drew national attention after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted the incident on social media platform X.

The note was discovered by her family members a few days after her death. When family members went through her books and study materials, they found a handwritten note, which was subsequently submitted to the Ambazari police on June 1.

“Mom, dad…you had faith in me to study and become a doctor. But I don’t have the courage to appear for the retest. I was going to get good grades in the first test. But there’s no guarantee that I’ll get good grades again. I’m sorry, mom, dad, I ruined everything for you both,” the note read.

Her father, Krishna Kumar Chaturvedi, a small farmer who also worked as a cook in Nagpur to support the family, told the police that his daughter returned from the exam with optimism and expected to score more than 650 marks.

However, the family members later noticed a significant change in Akanksha’s behavior as she appeared increasingly agitated following the news of the paper leak and rescheduling of the exam. An Ambazari police station official said the statements of her family members have been recorded and further investigation is underway. “All aspects mentioned in the note are being examined,” he said.

Published – June 6, 2026 1:33 PM IST