Another IIT aspirant commits suicide in Kota; ninth case this year

Jaipur: Another Kota coaching institute student on Tuesday allegedly committe suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his room, a News18 report stated.

As per the report, the deceased, identified as Nirmal Yogi, was a class XII student and was preparing for IIT entrance examination from a Kota coaching institute. He was a resident of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

This is the ninth suicide committed by a student in Kota this year.

The body has been sent to a hospital for postmortem.

According to Police, the reason behind the suicide isn't clear yet as no suicide note was found in the room. A probe has been launched in the matter to ascertain why he took the extreme step.

In the wake of increasing cases of suicides by students, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh had recently said a body formed to regulate coaching institutes.

“The body should also decide the admission procedure to these institutes and direct them to reduce the pressure on students,” he had said.