Brother of Kerala NEET aspirant who died by suicide found dead in Karnataka

Two months after the tragic suicide of a 19-year-old NEET aspirant in Kerala, her elder brother was found dead in a hotel in Mangaluru. Arjun R Mahesh, a 24-year-old automobile engineer from Dubai, arrived in India on Sunday and checked into the Treebo Sky City Grand hotel in Bajpe. His family in Mukkood, Kerala, remained unaware of his arrival.

Tragically, Arjun was discovered deceased inside his hotel room on Monday after hotel staff, unable to reach him, alerted the police. A note left behind by Arjun apologized to his mother and listed the names of friends to be informed of his death. Arjun's younger sister, Aija, who was preparing for the NEET re-test following a paper leak, had passed away by suicide at her hostel in Kottayam district on June 2.

According to a police officer speaking to Arjun's family, he had traveled to India to perform the final rites for his sister and returned to Dubai. The officer revealed that Arjun had been under emotional stress due to the loss of his sister and had informed a few friends about his arrival in India but kept it concealed from his mother, Radhika.

He even called her from the Mangaluru airport via WhatsApp but did not inform her that he had traveled to India. Upon discovering that his phone had been switched off since Sunday evening, Arjun's family became anxious. The Bajpe police have registered a case of unnatural death, and Arjun's body was handed over to his family following a post-mortem examination.