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Rahul Gandhi brands NEET aspirant death a system murder after exam cancellation over paper leak claims
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Published on 15 May 2026
He says no punishment followed dozens of paper scams
Rahul Gandhi reacted sharply to the death of 21-year-old Ritik Mishra, a NEET aspirant in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, whose family alleged he hanged himself after the NEET-UG exam was cancelled amid paper leak allegations. Calling it “murder by the system,” Gandhi questioned how many such deaths it would take to bring accountability, citing data on scams, cancellations, and near-zero punishment. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condemned exam corruption.
- Rahul Gandhi called the death “murder by the system”
- Ritik Mishra, 21, died in Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday
- Family said exam cancellation after paper leak distress drove him
- No suicide note was recovered from the locked room
- Gandhi cited 148 scams from 2015 to 2026 and 87 cancellations
- He alleged only one case led to punishment and no officer resigned
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