Student From UP Dies By Suicide In Kota

This is the 17th Case of suicide…

On Thursday, 03 August 2023, a student preparing for medical entrance exams died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota.

It pushed up the number of suicides in the education hub this year to 17 so far.

The teenager named Manjot Chhabra was from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.

He had come to Kota earlier this year and enrolled with a coaching center to prepare for NEET. Today, he was found dead at his hostel.

The incident has yet again put into focus the disturbing trend of suicides by students at Kota.

Every year, lakhs of students from across the nation flock to the prominent education hub to prepare for competitive exams for entry into the country's top engineering and medical colleges.

Over the past few years, Kota has gained lame light headlines for students dying by suicide due to stress and disappointment over failure.

Last year, at least 15 cases of suicide by students were registered in Kota.