NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, 12th suicide by coaching student since Jan
Kota, Jun 27: A 17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation here, police said on Thursday.
This is the twelfth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January. The number of student suicides in Kota stood at 26 in 2023.
Bihar native Hrishit Kumar Agrawal, a student of Class 12, was preparing for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) at a coaching institute here, Dadabari ASI Shambhu Dayal said.
He lived in a rented room in a building in Chota Chaurahin Dadabari area where some other coaching students also resided, he said.
At around 1 pm on Thursday, the other students informed police after Agrawal did not open his door when they knocked, he said.
When a police team broke open the door, they found Agarwal hanging from a ceiling fan inside his room, he said, adding that no suicide note was recovered from the room
The body was in a decomposing state. It is suspected that he committed suicide sometime on Wednesday, he said.
Agarwal was preparing for the medical college entrance exam and taking coaching for the same in Kota for the last two years, Dadabari circle inspector Naresh Kumar Meena said, adding that the boy’s parents have been informed.
The body has been sent to MBS hospital for a post-mortem, which will be conducted after the arrival of his parents, he said.
On June 16, another Bihar native, Ayush Jaiswal (17) committed suicide inside his PG room in Kota. He was preparing for the IIT-JEE competitive exam.
An 18-year-old NEET aspirant, Bagisha Tiwari, died allegedly after jumping from the ninth floor of a building in the coaching hub on June 5, a day after the National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the NEET-UG results, in which she scored 320 out of 720 marks.
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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
