Sumit Panchal (20), a resident of Rohtak in Haryana, whose purported suicide death is the seventh such case in Kota since January this year, was supposed to take the NEET-UG exam next month, the police said.
Congress seniors that have stayed away have cited larger organisational duties. The party has also faced embarrassment as it fielded newcomers without proper background checks.
A man in Rajasthan's Sirohi district allegedly thrashed his 17-year-old daughter to death for not preparing for her school examinations, police said on Saturday.