'Sorry Papa, I Tried But...': After 50 Failed Govt Job Attempts, Kanpur BTech Topper Commits Suicide, Leaves Behind Heartbreaking Note

Kanpur: A man, who had topped the B Tech Electrical Engineering programme in his college, allegedly committed suicide at his home in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, after failing to secure a government job after 50 attempts. The 23-year-old left behind heartbreaking note, apologising to his father for taking the extreme step.

The victim has been identified as Anand, who secured a gold medal at private engineering college Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT) in 2024. Notably, he had also secured the third rank in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

He had been preparing for competitive examinations after completing a one-year apprentenship at Power Grid.

As per reports, Anand took the extreme step when he was alone at home in Gujaini area of Govind Nagar as his family had gone to Bihar to finalise his brother's wedding. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room after police broke inside the house.

Police had been called after the domestic help of the house received no response from inside after repeatedly knocking on the door.

A suicide note was found in the deceased's room. According to the police, the man's last letter was addressed to his father and read, “Sorry, papa, I tried nearly 50 times to get a government job, but I could not succeed. Please forgive me.”

His family stated that he had been under extreme stress over the past few months following repeated failures at cracking government exams.

Police have launched an investigation into the case.

This comes just days after a 20-year-old student allegedly committed suicide after failing to clear the NEET examination in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district. Surla Harika Rao Naidu's mother found her hanging in her room just hours after she checked her results on the internet.

She had failed to clear the medial entrance examination three times and was reportedly suffering from mental stress over the repeated failures.

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