Yet another suicide at Kota, medical aspirant kills self

Kota, the coaching hub of the country, witnessed yet another suicide when a medical aspirant killed herself in her hostel room.

According to the police sources, a 16-year-old NEET aspirant from Jharkhand allegedly hanged herself in her hostel room in the Vigyan Nagar area of Kota.

Although the suicide took place on Tuesday, the police divulged the information on Wednesday.

Sources said that the NEET aspirant, identified as Richa Sinha, who was preparing for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), was found hanging in her hostel room late on Tuesday.

The police received information about Sinha's death around 10.30 pm on Tuesday from the private hospital where she was taken, said a senior police official in Kota.

Sinha, who hailed from Ranchi in Jharkhand, was a Class 11 student and was enrolled in a coaching institute in the city. She came to Kota earlier this year, he said.

The official said that no suicide note was recovered from her room and the police are investigating the reason behind the suicide. The body has been sent to MBS Hospital for post-mortem.

This is the 23rd case of suicide by a coaching institute student in Kota this year. Fifteen students preparing for competitive exams killed themselves in Kota last year.

The spate of suicides have been continuing despite the efforts by the district administration and the state government. Only recently the Kota district administration asked the coaching institutes not to hold regular tests.

Psychological experts say that the students often die by suicide after not being able to withstand the pressure to succeed. The students should not be put under any kind of pressure to succeed by the parents, the experts opine.