Boy, his mother booked for rape, abetment of suicide after girl kills self in Rajasthan's Kota
Kota (Rajasthan) (PTI): Police have registered a case of rape and abetment of suicide against a 17-year-old NEET aspirant and his mother in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl, also a NEET aspirant, here.
The girl, 17, had jumped to death from the 10th floor of a multi-storey building in the Landmark City area of the district Wednesday evening.
The father of the deceased girl reached Kota on Friday afternoon to collect the body after its postmortem. He filed a complaint at Kunhari police station levelling charges of rape and abetment of suicide against the 17-year-old boy and his mother, police said.
The girl, before ending her life, had left a "goodbye" note to her parents and other family members, they said.
She had been living with her two brothers and a sister in the building and taking online coaching for the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET). She did not attend any coaching institute physically, police said.
The accused boy, also preparing for the NEET, lived in the 4th floor of the same building with his mother, they said.
On the complaint of the deceased girl's father, the police on Friday evening lodged a case of abetment of suicide and rape under section 306, 376, 84 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the boy and his mother, the police said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Lal said the body was handed over to the victim's father after postmortem on Friday afternoon and samples have been sent to a forensic science laboratory (FSL) for examination to confirm whether the girl was raped.
The girl's father has alleged that the mother of the boy rebuked and tortured his daughter after she caught the teenagers in a compromising position in a room, Lal said.
Not being able to bear the torture, the girl took the extreme step by jumping off the top floor of the building, he said, quoting the complaint of the deceased's father.
The accused boy and the deceased girl were from the same community, the DSP added.
The accused woman and her son are yet to be interrogated, he said.
It was the third incident of suicide by a student taking coaching in Kota this year. At least 15 students had died by suicide in 2022, in the country's coaching hub, where around two lakh students are currently taking coaching in various institutes for entrance exams for admission to medical and engineering colleges.
In most of the suicide cases, distraction from studies, and affairs were the key reason behind driving the students to end their lives, according to police.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
