Bilaspur: In a tragic incident, a 22-year-oldNEETaspirant allegedly died by suicide in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, recently using his father's licensed firearm. Police officials said that the preliminary probe suggests prolonged mental health issues and academic pressure as possible contributing factors. The incident occurred in Rajkishore Nagar under the jurisdiction of Sarkanda police station in the morning, said Station House Officer (SHO) Sarkanda, Nilesh Pandey. Speaking to PTI, police officials stated that the NEET aspirant allegedlyshot himself dead with his father's licensed gun on Monday, with his family members claiming that he was battlingmental healthissues The deceased, identified as Thakur, was the son of local builder. He allegedly shot himself with a 12-bore single-barrel gun at his residence, he said. Also Read:NRI Medical College Vishakhapatnam MBBS student commits suicide Police suspect academic pressure and prolonged depression drove Sanskar to take the extreme step, reports PTI According to family members, the aspirant had been suffering frommental healthissues for the last eight months and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Raipur, Pandey said. Relatives also told police that he had been preparing for the medical entrance exam (NEET) for the past two years and they were planning to take him to Bhopal for college admission in the coming days, he said. An accidental death report has been registered, and a further probe is underway. Also Read:Loni Medical College: 2nd year MD Pediatrics commits suicide, HOD suspended had earlier reported that a 19-year-old with 99.9 percentile in NEET 2025 committed suicide hours before joining MBBS course. The student reportedly did not want to become a doctor and wanted to pursue a business. The student, securing 99.99 percentile, had recently cleared the National Eligibility-Entrance Test and secured 1475th rank in the OBC category, and was set to begin his MBBS admission in AIIMS Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.