In one other incident of scholar suicide, an 18-year-old scholar making ready for the NEET (Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Check) has allegedly killed self by handing from a ceiling fan in his hostel room in Rajasthan’s Sikar, as per police. The incident reportedly came about on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The deceased scholar, Nitin Fauzdar, was a resident of Nadbai city in Bharatpur district. The coed moved to Sikar in June to organize for the NEET Examination, the place he additionally joined a training centre. Nonetheless, he skipped his teaching lessons on Saturday, Station Home Officer, Udhyog Nagar police station, Surendra Degra, was reported as saying by PTI.
On discovering the room locked from the within, Nitin’s room mate opened the window of the room solely to seek out his physique hanging from the ceiling fan, as per the SHO. Notably, that is the third case of scholar suicide in Sikar in simply three days. Earlier on September 5, a 17-year-old NEET aspirant Kaushal Meena ended his life by hanging himself within the hostel room.
Kota Scholar Suicides: Rising Concern
Notably, this yr has witness a spree of suicides amongst college students. In Rajasthan’s Kota, hailed because the teaching hub of the nation, as many as 23 scholar suicides have been reported by far this yr, the best determine ever. Earlier final yr in 2022, a complete of 15 incidents of scholar suicides had been reported from Kota. Famed throughout the nation for its teaching centres and aggressive examination preparations, over two lakh college students migrate to Kota yearly to organize for aggressive exams like NEET and JEE (Joint Entrance Examination).
In gentle of the rising case of scholars suicides, the district administration in Kota has underlined varied measures and practices to curb suicides. Even the union authorities and the training ministry has expressed extreme considerations on the instances of scholars suicides. Earlier at this time, Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasised upon collective efforts to maintain college students stress-free. “No valuable lives must be misplaced, they’re our youngsters. It’s our collective accountability to maintain college students stress-free,” Dharmendra Pradhan stated.
(With inputs from PTI)