24-yr-old NEET aspirant found dead in Kota

A 24-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha was found dead in his hostel room in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar on Saturday, the police said.

The student, identified as Roshan Kumar Patro (24) from Abhayapur in Ganjam district, Odisha, had been preparing for the NEET exam at a coaching institute and was staying at a hostel in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar.

The student was found dead in suspicious circumstances around noon on Saturday, Jawahar Nagar police station Circle Inspector, Ramlaxman, said, adding that Roshan was found lying on his bed with vomit around his mouth.

He was immediately taken to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead after examination, the officer said.

The reason behind the student’s death is yet to be ascertained, the officer said, adding the body has been placed in the mortuary for the postmortem.