Kota pupil suicide: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant dies by suicide by hanging himself in his PG room early Tuesday in Kota, police stated. Ankush Meena, a resident of Swai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, had been making ready for NEET-UG in Kota for over one and a half years and dwelling in a PG room in Pratap Nagar.
Ankush didn’t go away any message behind. However, the police suspect that he took his personal life as a result of a love affair.
Found hanging from a ceiling fan
Circle Inspector at Dadabari police Station Menge Lal Yadav stated that the boy was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan Tuesday morning by a cousin of his who lives in the identical neighbourhood.
Yadav stated that his physique was despatched for a postmortem, and the matter is below investigation. A case has been lodged below part 194 of the BNSS Act, he added.
Head Constable Jitendra stated a police workforce was rushed to the PG in Pratap Nagar after a name about suicide.
An uncle of the deceased informed reporters outdoors the mortuary that Ankush scored round 480 marks in routine exams at his institute and confirmed no indicators of stress over examine. He additionally referred to as his father Tuesday round 8 am however didn’t reveal if something was troubling him, he added.
Seventh case in 2025
Kota metropolis in Rajasthan, identified for its aggressive examination teaching, has been grappling with a sequence of suicides. This marks the seventh pupil suicide this 12 months within the metropolis, famend as a training hub. In January alone, six teaching college students—5 making ready for JEE and one for NEET—ended their lives.
A complete of 17 teaching college students have died by suicide in Kota in 2024.
Earlier, 4 JEE aspirants dedicated suicide in Kota. On January 18, 16-year-old Manan Jain hanged himself at his mother and father home in Kota’s Bundi. On January 16, Abhijeet Giri from Odisha hanged himself to a ceiling fan in his hostel room in Ambedkar colony.
On January 8, 20-year-old Madhya Pradesh native Abhishek hanged himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room. On January 7, Neeraj from Haryana hanged himself from the hook of a ceiling fan at his hostel room.
(With PTI inputs)
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