In a tragic incident, another medical entrance exam aspirant died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota today, taking the total number of student suicides in the educational hub this year to 17. On Thursday morning, he was found dead in his hostel room.
The teenager, identified as Manjot Chhabra, hailed from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.
As per media reports, he came to Kota earlier this year and enrolled with a coaching centre to prepare for NEET.
In recent days, several other similar incidents in Kota have grabbed headlines and today's incident has once again highlighted the disturbing trend of suicides by students at Kota.
Last year, at least 15 cases of suicide by students were registered in Kota.
