NEET coaching student commits suicide
Jaipur (IANS) | A 16-year-old student from Bihar, who was preparing for the national level medical entrance exam NEET, committed suicide in Rajasthan’s Kota. Police said on Thursday that he had come here for coaching about a year ago. The student was living in Kamla Udyan area of Kunhadi police station area of Kota.
According to sources, he hanged himself in his room on Wednesday night.
In the preliminary investigation, letters written to a girl have also been found in the student’s notes.
The dead body has been kept in the mortuary. Further investigation has started.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shankar Lal said that 16-year-old Aryan was a resident of Khojpura in Nalanda district of Bihar. He was a class 12 student and was also preparing for NEET.
On Wednesday evening after coming from coaching, he went to his room and locked himself from inside. Meanwhile, the relatives called Aryan, but he did not pick up the call.
After this, the relatives called the warden of the hostel. The warden knocked on the gate of Aryan’s room which was locked from inside. If the gate did not open for a long time, the police was informed. When the police reached the spot by breaking the gate around 9 pm, Aryan was found hanging from the fan in his room.
He was taken to MBS Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. After this the police informed the family members.
Significantly, this is the fourth time in 24 days in May when a student preparing for the competition has committed suicide. Between May 8 and 11, three students had committed suicide. Three out of four suicides are from Kunhadi police station area.
Officials said that 10 cases of suicide and attempted suicide have been reported in the last five months.
–IANS
