Rajasthan: 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha dies by suicide, third such case in Kota in 2025

Abhijeet Giri, originally from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, had been enrolled at a coaching institute for NEET preparation since April 2024

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room in Kota, making it the third case of its kind in the city this year, according to police.

No suicide note was recovered from the room, officials told PTI. The incident took place on Thursday night in Ambedkar Colony, located in the Vigyan Nagar area.

Abhijeet Giri, originally from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, had been enrolled at a coaching institute for NEET preparation since April 2024, police stated. The incident came to light when around 8 pm a mess worker went to deliver food to Abhijeet's room, a police officer told PTI.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Lal Singh Tanwar said that as there was no response, the mess worker together with a few hostellers forcibly opened the door and found him hanging from the ceiling fan.

The body was sent for post-mortem after police reached the spot.

Initial probe suggests that Abhijeet was good in studies and regularly attended his coaching classes.

This marks the third instance of a coaching student dying by suicide in Kota within a span of just 17 days.

On January 8, a 20-year-old JEE aspirant, Abhishek, allegedly died by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room. He hailed from Madhya Pradesh and was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) at a coaching institute since May, 2024.

On January 7, another JEE aspirant from Haryana, Neeraj, hanged himself from the hook of a ceiling fan at his hostel room. The city, a prominent hub for coaching institutes, saw 17 such cases in 2024.