4 JEE and NEET aspirants have dedicated suicide in Kota because the new 12 months started 18 days in the past. The scholars — hailing from numerous components of the nation — took the drastic step whereas learning for aggressive exams within the metropolis well-known for its teaching centres. Rajasthan Training Minister Madan Dilawar nevertheless insited on Saturday that ‘amorous affairs’ had been the main reason behind scholar suicides in Kota.
The lawmaker contended that some college students succumb to the pressures of “amorous affairs” and urged dad and mom to intently monitor their youngsters’s routines and friendships. He additionally requested dad and mom to stay attentive and make sure that they didn’t put pointless strain on their youngsters.
The most recent case includes a 16-year-old who reportedly hung himself at his grandparents’ home within the early hours of Saturday. Officers stated no suicide observe had been recovered from the room. In line with the authorities, Class 12 scholar Manan Jain had been residing together with his maternal grandparents’ to organize for the Joint Entrance Examination over the previous three years.
The case got here lower than 48 hours after 18-year-old Abhijeet Giri was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room. The JEE aspirant from Mayurbhanj district in Odisha had spoken to his elder brother lower than a day earlier than his demise — and guaranteed that he would return dwelling subsequent month after giving his examination.
There had additionally been two successive circumstances in early January — with two JEE aspirants learning in Kota allegedly taking their lives. 20-year-old Abhishek had allegedly hung himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room on January 8. The Madhya Pradesh resident had reportedly been getting ready for the examination at a training institute since Might 2024.
A day earlier — on January 7 — one other JEE aspirant from Haryana, Neeraj, hanged himself from the hook of a ceiling fan at his hostel room.
(With inputs from companies)
