The coaching hub of Kota has once again been rattled by distressing news following the sudden deaths of two students within the span of a single night. These tragic incidents have triggered deep concern among the local police administration and the wider coaching industry. In the first instance, a student was discovered unconscious inside a bathroom, prompting an immediate rush to the hospital where medical professionals pronounced him dead upon arrival. In the second separate incident, another young student ended his life by hanging inside his residential room. Local law enforcement authorities have initiated comprehensive investigations into both unfortunate cases.
Students Hailed From Bihar and Madhya Pradesh Respectively
According to available details, the students who lost their lives were staying in Kota to prepare for competitive examinations while away from their home states. The first student has been identified as 19-year-old Gautam, a native of Darbhanga in Bihar, who resided in a paying guest accommodation located within the Kunhari area of Kota city. He had been living in the city for the past two years, preparing rigorously for the NEET medical entrance examination. Late Sunday night, he was found unresponsive in the bathroom of his PG accommodation. Upon noticing this, he was swiftly rushed to the MB Hospital, where attending doctors declared him dead. Local police arrived at the scene promptly upon receiving information, informed the grieving family members, and subsequently transferred the body to the MB Hospital mortuary. The exact cause behind Gautam's sudden demise remains undetermined at this stage.
The second tragic death occurred within the jurisdiction of the Mahavir Nagar police station area in the city. A 17-year-old teenager from Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh was living in a PG and preparing for the JEE engineering entrance examination. He had been residing in Kota for the past six months. On Sunday night, he took his own life by hanging from a ceiling anchor point inside his PG room. As soon as the incident came to light, panic ensued among the PG staff and fellow student residents. Police were immediately notified, and a team from the Mahavir Nagar police station rushed to the location. They brought the student down from the hanging position and transported him to the MB Hospital, where doctors unfortunately pronounced him dead.
Room Door Found Locked From Inside During Routine Check
According to police accounts, the student had returned to his accommodation on Sunday after appearing for a test at his coaching institute. Later that night, a fellow student called out to invite him for a stroll, but his room door remained bolted from the inside. Despite repeated knocking, the door was not opened. This prompted them to alert the PG management. Upon peering through the window, the student was found hanging from a makeshift noose. The shocking discovery left his peers utterly stunned, and they urgently informed his family members. The relatives have since arrived in Kota. At present, the exact triggers behind the death remain unconfirmed, and law enforcement is examining various possible angles.
Persistent Suicide Cases Prompted Prior Administrative Guidelines
Incidents involving student suicides in the prominent coaching center of Kota are unfortunately not unprecedented. Over the past few years, a concerning number of coaching students have taken their own lives, sparking nationwide debates. In the wake of those previous tragedies, the government had constituted a high-level committee specifically tasked with identifying the underlying causes of these suicides. Strict guidelines were subsequently formulated for PG operators and coaching establishments to curb such incidents. Furthermore, mandatory provisions for appointing counselors at both institutions, along with various preventive safety measures, were implemented. Despite these concerted regulatory steps, the distressing trend of student suicides has persisted without a complete halt.
