KOTA: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Ambedkar Colony under Vigyan Nagar police station in Kota on Thursday night. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan.
The police placed the body in the mortuary for a post-mortem examination to be carried out after the arrival of his family members, who were informed of the tragedy.
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The deceased boy was identified as Abhijeet Giri (18), a resident of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, who was preparing for NEET in a coaching institute here since April 2024 and residing in a hostel room in Ambedkar Colony under Vigyan Nagar police station.
The incident came to light at approximately 8pm on Thursday when a mess boy reached Abhijeet’s room to provide a food tiffin. When he did not respond, the mess boy, along with 2-3 other boys from the hostel, forcibly opened the gate and discovered Abhijeet hanging from the ceiling, assistant sub inspector at Vigyan Nagar police station Lal Singh Tanwar, who arrived at the spot on information, told TOI on Friday morning.
Upon notification of the incident, the police reached the hostel room, retrieved the body, and placed it in the mortuary for a post-mortem examination to be conducted after the arrival of his family members, who were informed of the tragedy, the ASI said.
No suicide note was discovered from the room, and the motive behind the extreme step by the teen was yet to be ascertained, he further said.
The ceiling fan in the hostel room was not equipped with an anti-suicide device, which is made mandatory in guidelines by the district administration in an effort to prevent suicide by hanging.
According to a preliminary inquiry, the deceased boy was reportedly proficient in studies and was regular in attending coaching classes at the institute, he added.
It is the third case of suicide by a coaching student this year in Kota, which witnessed 17 similar cases of suicide by coaching students last year in 2024.
