NEET ASPIRANT KILLS SELF, 10TH SUICIDE IN KOTA THIS YEAR

A 16-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhepura district in Bihar taking coaching classes in Kota was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room on Saturday, police said.

Rahul Mandal, who had arrived in Kota a month ago, was residing in New Rajeev Gandhi Hostel.

As per the police, Rahul’s mother called his cousin Saurabh, who is also studying at Kota, after her son’s phone came switched off on Friday.

Saurabh reached Rahul’s hostel only to find him hanging from the ceiling fan.

Hostel authorities informed the police who took the body in possession.

“Reason for the extreme step is not clear as no suicide note has been found,” said Circle Inspector, Neeraj Gupta. He said that the student was waiting for his Class 10 results and homesickness or study stress could be the reason behind him taking the extreme step.

He said the post-mortem would conducted once Rahul’s parents reach Kota.

This is the 10th student suicide in Kota so far this year. Around 1.50 lakh students from all over the country reach Kota to prepare for medical and engineering entrance examinations.

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THREE KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP

:Three people were killed when a speeding pick-up jeep hit their motorcycle in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district, police said Saturday. The mishap took place near Bhadana village under Sadar police station area Friday night when the deceased, all friends, were on their way to attend a religious programme in a nearby district, they said. The driver of the pick-up jeep fled the spot after the accident, the police added. The bodies of the three men were handed over to their families after post-mortem examination.

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