NEW DELHI

04 June 2018 22:00 IST

The 28-year-old was late to the exam centre by a few minutes.

A 28-year-old civil services aspirant allegedly committed suicide after he was denied entry to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Preliminary Examination on Sunday as he was late by a few minutes. The deceased, identified as Varun Subhash Chandran, hailed from Karnataka. He was staying in a rented accommodation in Rajendra Nagar in the city.

He was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room by his friend, who informed the police at 5.55 p.m. The gate was broken open and the body sent for post-mortem to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. A suicide note was recovered, said Mandeep Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central).

Chandran stated in the note that he could not attempt the exam as he was late and also asked his parents to forget him as soon as possible. The body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem.

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Three failed attempts

He had come to Delhi two years ago and was preparing for the UPSC preliminary exams. Before shifting his residence to Old Rajendra Nagar for coaching, he had stayed at several other places in the Capital.

The friends informed that Chandran had appeared for the exam thrice but remained unsuccessful. This time, he had decided it to be his last attempt in order to fulfil his parent’s dreams. Chandran had reached the centre on time. However, it was the wrong centre and had to rush to the right one, his friends told the police.

The suicide came to light when one of the deceased’s friend, also preparing for the exam, called him several times to discuss the question paper. When he did not answer despite repeated calls, she went to his home and found the room locked from inside. The owner and neighbours were called in after which his body was found hanging in the room.