NEET aspirant dies by suicide after paper leak; Meet the boy who hacked NEET, JEE portals to fix it

This episode of 5 Live examines systemic failures across India, beginning with the death of a medical aspirant following the cancellation of a major entrance examination and paper leak controversies. Twenty-year-old Akansha Chaturvedi from Madhya Pradesh died by suicide after reportedly slipping into depression following the cancellation of the medical entrance exam and the paper leak controversy. A sixteen-year-old ethical hacker reports vulnerabilities in national engineering and medical entrance portals, prompting discussions on transitioning the medical entrance examination to an online format. In Delhi, a fatal hotel fire in Malviya Nagar resulted in twenty-one casualties, including fifteen foreign nationals. While the property owner faces arrest, the incident raises questions regarding fire safety enforcement and civic accountability. A ground report from Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, investigates the Jal Jeevan Mission, revealing that residents lack drinking water despite significant infrastructure funding.