An eighteen-year-old medical aspirant died after jumping from the ninth floor of a building in Kota - one of the education hubs in the country. The unfortunate demise of the student comes a day after the NEET-UG results were declared. The National Testing Agency declared the results of the medical entrance exam on Tuesday. The police said Bagisha Tiwari, who lived on the fifth floor of the multi-storey building with her mother and brother, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday.
She was rushed to a private hospital but succumbed to her injuries an hour later, they added. She belonged to the Reva district in Madhya Pradesh.
Her brother, who studies in the 12th class, is also preparing for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), Circle Inspector at Jawahar Nagar Police Station, Harinarayan Sharma, told PTI on Thursday morning.
10 suicide cases since January
10 students since January this year lost their lives after taking the extreme step in Kota. Last year, 26 suspected suicide cases by coaching students were reported -- the highest in the last few years.
The offical said Tiwari jumped from the ninth-floor balcony. A woman, seeing her carry out the act, tried to intervene but failed to stop her, he said.
Family members and others immediately took the girl to a private hospital nearby where the girl succumbed to her injuries after an hour during treatment, Sharma said.
The body has been kept in the mortuary of Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) Hospital for post-mortem, which will be conducted after the arrival of the girl's father who has been informed about the incident, he said.
Initial inquiry revealed she had appeared for the NEET-UG exam but the reason behind her extreme step was yet to be ascertained, Sharma added.
(With PTI inputs)
