Bilaspur, Sept 29 (PTI) A 22-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly shot himself dead with his father's licensed gun in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur city on Monday, with his family members claiming that he was battling mental health issues, police said.

The incident occurred in Rajkishore Nagar under the jurisdiction of Sarkanda police station in the morning, said Station House Officer (SHO) Sarkanda, Nilesh Pandey.

The deceased, identified as Sanskar Thakur, was the son of local builder Chitrasen Thakur. He allegedly shot himself with a 12-bore single-barrel gun at his residence, he said.

Police suspect academic pressure and prolonged depression drove Sanskar to take the extreme step.

According to family members, Sanskar had been suffering from mental health issues for the last eight months and

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