Despite 97per, he couldn't get a medical seat in India: Father of Indian killed in Ukraine
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On Tuesday, an Indian student was killed by Russian shelling in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar had gone to a nearby store to make a purchase.His friend later received a call from a local authority informing him that Naveen had died. The 21-year-old's father, after his son's death, said that "despite scoring 97 per cent in PUC, my son could not secure a medical seat in State. To get a medical seat one has to give crores of rupees, and students are getting the same education abroad spending less money." The Indian student, who lost his life in shelling, was pursuing MBBS in Ukraine's Kharkiv National Medical University for the past six years.Kharkiv is the second biggest city in Ukraine and under heavy Russian attack.