NEET Aspirant Found Dead in 3rd Suspected Suicide in Kota This Year

Police Said the Student From Odisha Was Found Dead at a Private Hostel in Ambedkar Colony Area of the District

- HT Correspondents

JAIPUR/KOTA: An 18-year-old student, who was preparing for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for admission in undergraduate medical courses, was found dead in his hostel room in Kota district of Rajasthan on Friday night, in the third such incident of suspected suicide in the coaching hub this year, police said on Friday.

Last year, 20 students preparing for various competitive examinations died by suicide in the district.

Police said the student, a resident of Odisha, had come to Kota in April last year to prepare for NEET and was living in a private hostel in Ambedkar Colony.

Assistant sub-inspector Lal Singh Tanwar said the incident came to light around 8 pm, when a tiffin delivery person knocked on his door several times, but he did not respond. The authorities later informed the police, who broke open the door to his room and found his body. He was rushed to the MBS Hospital where the doctors declared him dead.