Rajasthan: 16-Year-Old Girl Student Dies By Suicide In Kota; Tally Reaches 25 In 2023 So Far

The girl hanged herself inside her room in the hostel in Kota. She was preparing for NEET entrance exams.

 Another case of student's suicide has come to light today from Rajasthan's Kota. A 16-year-old girl student was found hanging in the room of her hostel. As per the reports, the girl is the native of Ranchi, Jharkhand. This is reportedly the 25th case of suicide in past eight months in the coaching hub. She was preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) entrance exam but hanged herself inside her room in the hostel here.

The student was residing at Blaze Hostel in the city, her body has been kept in the mortuary after she hanged herself.

According to the official data for the student's suicides in the city, last year 15 students died by taking their own life. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the coaching centres were closed in 2021 and 2020 so no suicide was reported in Kota.

The data before the pandemic shows that 18 students died in 2019, 20 in 2018, seven in 2017, 17 in 2016, and 18 in 2015.