Agencies
KOTA, June 27: A 17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly died by 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.
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