Two students preparing for competitive entrance examinations died in separate incidents in Rajasthan's Kota on Sunday, October 25, and police investigations are under way in both cases, officials said on Monday. A 16-year-old JEE aspirant from Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh was found dead in his paying-guest (PG) room in the Mahavir Nagar-I area, under the Jawahar Nagar police station limits, on Sunday night. Police said the reason behind his death has not yet been established.
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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Manish Sharma, the teenager had arrived in Kota about six months ago to prepare for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Assistant Sub-Inspector Mahendra Singh of Jawahar Nagar police station said the student had returned from his coaching centre on Sunday after taking a test, and that when a student in the opposite room got no response to repeated knocks at around 10 p.m., fellow students alerted the PG manager. Police reached the spot and took the body to MBS Hospital. The family was informed the same night and has arrived in Kota, officials said.
NEET aspirant found unconscious in hostel, dies in hospital
In the second incident, Gautam Kumar, 19, a NEET aspirant from Darbhanga in Bihar, was found unconscious at Shreeji Residency, the hostel where he was staying in the Landmark area under the Kunhadi police station limits, and died during treatment at MBS Hospital on October 25. He had been living in Kota for about two years to prepare for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Police said a minor injury mark was noticed near his ear, possibly caused by a fall, and that the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
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The family of the NEET aspirant has raised suspicions over the circumstances of his death and demanded a thorough investigation; police said a case has been registered on the family's complaint. Deccan Herald reported that the family has alleged negligence. Investigations into both deaths are ongoing, and police say the circumstances will be established only after the post-mortem and inquiry findings.
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