17-year-old JEE aspirant from Bihar dies by suicide in Kota

The boy died sometime around Friday noon, DSP Harshraj Singh said on Saturday morning. The incident came to light when the boy, who was last seen at around 11 am on Friday, did not answer repeated phone calls from his parents, following which, the caretaker went to his room and found the door locked from inside, Singh said.

When the boy did not respond, the caretaker reported the matter to the police, who reached the spot at around 8.30 pm and broke into the room.
The reason behind the alleged suicide is yet to be ascertained, the DSP said, adding that no suicide note was recovered from his room.

The police are trying to gather more details about him and obtain his performance sheet from the coaching institute to assess his scoring status and regularity in the class, Singh said.

The body has been kept in the mortuary of New Medical College Hospital for the post-mortem which will be conducted once the teenager’s family members arrive, the DSP added.

Last year, at least 15 cases of suicide by coaching students were reported in this coaching hub.
Over 2 lakh students living in over 25,000 paying guest rooms and 3,500 hostels are currently taking coaching for entrance exams in various coaching institutes here.