Kota: A NEET-UG aspirant from Madhya Pradesh allegedly died by suicide at her room in Parshavnath area ahead of the national medical entrance exam scheduled on Sunday (May 4), police said. The circle inspector at Kunhadi police station, Arvind Bhardwaj, refused to disclose the name of the student, told the girl was under 18 years of age and hailed from Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.Bhardwaj said reasons behind the suicide is not known. According to him, this is the 14th such incident since January this year. “We’re gathering information from her family members. The post-mortem of the body will be done only after getting the approval of the kin,” he said.The deceased was originally a resident of Sheopur district. For the last five years, she along with her family members have been living at Kunhadi of Kota for the past several years and preparing for NEET-UG at a coaching institute. The student was scheduled to take the NEET-UG exam that will be held at various centres across the country on Sunday.
The family members were reportedly at home at the time of the incident and found her dead around 9 pm on Saturday.On receiving the information, the police reached the spot, and the body was taken to MBS hospital, where the girl was declared dead. No suicide note was recovered from her room, he said, adding the body has been sent for postmortem. A total of 17 cases of suicide by coaching students were reported in Kota last year.Suicide is not a solution: If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 9152987821, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.