NEET aspirant from Odisha hangs self in Kota

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room here -- the third such case in Kota this year --, police said on Friday.

Officials said that no suicide note was recovered from the room. The incident occurred in Ambedkar Colony, Vigyan Nagar, on Thursday night.

According to police, Abhijeet Giri, hailing from Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, had been preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) at a coaching institute since April 2024.

The incident came to light when around 8 pm a mess worker went to deliver food to Abhijeet, a police officer said.

Upon receiving no response, the mess worker along with a few hostellers forcibly opened the door and found him hanging from the ceiling fan, ASI Lal Singh Tanwar said.

A police team sent the body for post-mortem, which would be conducted after the family arrived here, the ASI added.

He said no suicide note was recovered and the reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained.

The ceiling fan in the hostel room was not equipped with suicide prevention device, mandated by the district administration, the officer said.

Preliminary investigation suggested that Abhijeet was good in studies and attended his coaching classes regularly, he said.

This is the third suicide by a coaching student in Kota in 17 days.