Student Cuts Off Own Foot to Secure Admission

A 24-year-old NEET aspirant in Uttar Pradesh allegedly severed part of his own foot in an attempt to qualify for admission under the Persons with Disabilities quota, police said after an investigation contradicted his initial claim that he had been attacked.

- KO Web Desk

Authorities say evidence from the scene in Jaunpur points to a premeditated act linked to the intense pressure surrounding medical entrance admissions.

The incident, which drew initial reports of an attack, later unfolded into a self-inflicted act tied to the intense competition surrounding medical admissions in India. Local authorities were alerted after a severed foot was discovered in a house in Jaunpur's Khalilpur village, with Suraj Bhaskar rushed to a private hospital for treatment.