KOTA, RAJASTHAN: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant dies by suicide by hanging himself in his PG room in Kota. Ankush Meena, a resident of Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, had been preparing for NEET-UG in Kota for over one and a half years and living in a PG room in Pratap Nagar.
Police claim his death is not linked to study stress, which is known to have driven many students over the edge in the past few years.
Ankush did not leave any message behind. However, the police suspect that he took his own life due to a love affair failure. His body has been sent for a postmortem, and the matter is under investigation. A case has been lodged under section 194 of the BNSS Act.
7th case in 2025
Kota in Rajasthan, known for its competitive exam coaching centers, has been grappling with a series of suicides. This marks the seventh student suicide this year in the city, renowned as a coaching hub. In January alone, six coaching students preparing for JEE and NEET ended their lives.
In January, at least six incidents of students died by suicide in Kota. On January 21, a student from Assam’s Nagaon died by suicide. Hours before, a young woman from Ahmedabad in Gujarat preparing for the NEET medical entrance exams was found hanging in her hostel room.
A total of 17 students have died by suicide in Kota in 2024.
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