An Indian Army aspirant committed suicide in Soro of Baleswar district after a written examination for recruitment into the military was cancelled.
The deceased Dhananjay Mohanty had cleared the physical fitness test one and a half years back during a drive for recruitment to the Army. He waited to appear for the written exam patiently even though it was cancelled several times. Finally, he received the admit card for the exam scheduled to be held on August 30.
Mohanty’s family members alleged that after the announcement of the Agnipath scheme two days back, the Army cancelled the written exam. This led to Mohanty losing mental balance. He hung himself from the ceiling with the help of a rope late on Wednesday night.
Prior to taking the extreme step, Mohanty messaged his brother and friends saying ‘goodbye’ and asked them to take care of his parents, the deceased’s family members said.
The family members said Mohanty was depressed and keeping images of youths who ended their lives in different parts of the country due to cancellation of the written recruitment exam in his WhatsApp status message.
Following the youth’s death, his parents wanted to donate his organs. However, they were unable to do so as the facility for organ donation was not available at the Soro Hospital, the family members added.
