According to reports, a total of 1,17,990 candidates have registered for the NEET this year in the state, which is 12.4% low than compared to the last year.

The deaths of Vignesh, Jothi Sri Durga, and Adithya in a short span of time ahead of the exams had surfaced the distressing state of the students in preparing and appearing for the NEET exams.

According to reports, around 1,17,502 students in Tamil Nadu would be writing the NEET exam on September 13 across 14 centers in the state. 

The back to back deaths of aspirants had triggered immense outrage in the state as the political parties and activists have been staunchly demanding the government to repeal the NEET.

The death of Vignesh had stirred outrage from the state demanding to cancel the exam by citing that the national entrance exam is unfair towards students coming from rural areas and from working-class families.

The boy has been treated at a child care center and his statement on the incident has been recorded which led the police to file a case against the Deuris.

After being forced by the upper caste man, a Dalit boy has carried the faeces on his hands and walked for five meters and reached his home.

The CBI will be launching the probe on Friday and a team of seven CBI officers will be coming to Tamil Nadu to carry out the probe.

Following the ban, the volunteers of FoP will be constrained from carrying out police patrolling, arrests, and vehicle checks for at least two months. 

The petitioner said that the Chief Minister issued a statement claiming that the father and son duo were died due to health issues and not due to the police torture.