B-tech student ends life in Kota; a hostel seized over no ‘safe fan’

Kota: A final year BTech student allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in his paying guest room in Kota, police said on Friday. Noor Mohammed (27) took the extreme step sometime on Wednesday but his body was recovered from his room in Vigyan Nagar area on Thursday night. No suicide note was recovered, they said. This is the third suicide reported from Kota in two weeks.

Meanwhile, following a another tragic suicide at Kanchan Residency in Talwandi area of Kota, where a coaching student hanged himself due to the absence of mandatory hanging devices, authorities took swift action.

They seized the hostel for not complying with coaching guidelines, raising concerns over student safety. It highlights the urgent need for stricter adherence to safety protocols in coaching hostels to prevent such tragic incidents in the future.