A 20-year-old Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) aspirant allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room in Rajasthan’s Kota district, police said on Wednesday.
The JEE aspirant was identified as Abhishek, a resident of Guna in Madhya Pradesh, who had been preparing for the JEE at a coaching institute in Kota since May last year. He lived in a PG room in Dakaniya area under the Vigyan Nagar Police Station here.
It is the second case of suicide by a coaching student within 24 hours in coaching hub Kota as another JEE aspirant from Haryana, identified as Neeraj (19), was found hanging from a noose in his hostel room late Tuesday evening.
Vigyan Nagar Police Station SHO Mukesh Meena told PTI that Abhishek (20), a resident of Guna in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room.
The deceased youth had been preparing for JEE-Mains at a coaching institute here since May last year, he added.
The SHO said that they received information in this regard around 7.45 pm on Wednesday following which the police personnel rushed to the spot.
