Kota Student Suicide: Minor JEE Aspirant Found Dead In Hostel, 8 Such Cases Reported This Year
Jaipur: A minor student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) allegedly died by suicide at a hostel in Rajasthan's Kota on Monday. This is the eighth reported student suicide in Kota this year. The student, a native of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh, had been living in Kota for the past year and preparing for the engineering entrance examination through online classes offered by a…
In Rajasthan's Kota, a minor JEE aspirant taking online classes in the Indraprastha Industrial Area allegedly took his own life at a hostel on Monday. This marks the eighth reported student suicide in Kota this year. The deceased, hailing from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, had been residing in Kota for a year. His lifeless body was discovered in the hostel's bathroom at City Park Residency in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar.
The police were alerted around 1.30 pm and rushed to the scene, where they preserved the room as evidence. The family was informed of the incident, and the room will be opened in their presence for further investigation. No post-mortem has been conducted yet. The hostel is equipped with anti-suicide devices in its rooms. The student had reportedly ordered a gym rod online, which authorities suspect he used in his suicide. The cause of death remains under investigation.
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