NEET aspirant found hanging in Kota; 7th suicide this year  

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Swai Madhopur district hanged himself in his PG room early on Tuesday, police said.

Ankush Meena did not leave behind a message.

Police, however, surmised that he killed himself over a love affair.

According to police, Ankush had been preparing (for NEET-UG) in Kota for over one and a half years and living in a PG in Pratap Nagar.

He was found hanging from a ceiling fan on Tuesday morning by a cousin of his who lives in the neighbourhood, Circle Inspector at Dadabari police Station Menge Lal Yadav said.

His body was sent for post-mortem, and the matter is under investigation. A case has been lodged under Section 194 of the BNSS Act, he said.

Head Constable Jitendra said a police team was rushed to the PG in Pratap Nagar after a call about suicide.

Ankush scored reasonably well in routine tests at his institute and showed no signs of stress over study, his uncle told reporters here outside the mortuary.

He had called his father on Tuesday around 8 am but did not reveal if anything was troubling him, he added.

This is the seventh student suicide this year that took place in the city famous for it being a coaching hub. Six coaching students -- five JEE, one NEET -- killed themselves in January alone.

Seventeen coaching students died by suicide in Kota in 2024.