In a bid to bring down the rising cases of suicide by coaching students in Kota, the district administration has directed all the hostels and paying guests (PG) accommodations in the city to install spring-loaded ceiling fans.
The deceased teen, identified as Valmiki Prasad, had reportedly been taking coaching for IIT-JEE entrance exam at a coaching institute since the last academic session and was living in a PG room in Mahaveer Nagar area.
An 18-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant from Bihar s Gaya allegedly hanged himself in his PG room on Tuesday in Kota, making it the fourth such case of suspected suicide by a coaching student this month, said the police.
An 18-year-old JEE Advanced aspirant from Bihar's Gaya allegedly hanged himself in his PG room here in the fourth such case of suspected suicide by a coaching student this month, police said