Patna, Feb. 17 -- Actor Taapsee Pannu has expressed deep sorrow over the recent death of a NEET aspirant in Patna, saying such incidents have become distressingly common across the country.

Reacting to the case, Taapsee said, "There would have been 79 more such cases on that day, not just here but across the nation. I feel very sad. On average, 80 such incidents occur in the country; it might even be more than that. We have now stopped giving importance to such cases, and we have normalised them, which is very sad."

Her remarks come amid ongoing investigations into the death of a girl student who reportedly fell from the fourth floor of a coaching centre near AIIMS Patna, officials said on February 13.

Police stated that the NEET aspir...