Kota student suicide: In yet another shocking incident from Rajasthan, a 20-year-old student died by suicide in Kota on Monday. According to reports, the deceased was a NEET aspirant. This is the 25th suicide this year in the city which is considered a prominent hub for competitive exams like medical and engineering.
The deceased, a resident of West Bengal, has been identified as Faureed Hussain. He was found hanging in his room in Wakf Nagar area in Kota.
What did the police say?
According to media reports, he had been preparing for the medical entrance exam NEET at a coaching institute in Kota for around a year. Some other students of coaching institutes also lived in the same house.
Hussain was last spotted on Monday afternoon. Circle Inspector at Dadabari police station Rajesh Pathak said that he did not come out of his room till 8 pm. He further stated that no suicide note was found in the room and the reason behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained. Pathak further said that post-mortem will be done after his parents arrive.
25th such incident in Kota
It should be noted here that this was the 25th case of suicide by a coaching student this year in Kota. On September 18, a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh, preparing for NEET in Kota, ended her life by consuming a poisonous substance. It was the second suicide case that month. In August, six coaching students had committed suicide.
(With PTI inputs)
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