Kota police has registered an FIR for abetment of suicide following the death of an 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday. The action comes days after the Supreme Court rapped the Rajasthan government especially the Kota police, for their failure to register FIRs in student suicide cases.
Zeeshan Jahan, a resident of Anantnag, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her rented accommodation under Mahaveer Nagar police station Sunday evening. Circle Inspector Ramesh Kavia confirmed Tuesday that the FIR has been registered in the matter under Section 108 of BNS against some identified as well as unidentified persons."According to police officials, Jahan was on a phone call with her relative Burhan when she took the extreme step. During the conversation, she hinted at her intentions, prompting Burhan to alert his acquaintance, Mamta, another student who lived in the same building," said CI Kavia.
"Mamta rushed to Zeeshan's room, found the door locked from inside, so called for help," the police officer said. Nearby people then broke open the door with a grinder obtained from a carpenter working in an adjacent building and took Zeeshan to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead."No suicide note was recovered from the scene," said CI Kavia. "We are examining all possible angles, including her relationship with Burhan, but conclusions will only be drawn after a thorough investigation," the police officer added.
Family members, who reached Kota Tuesday morning, said that Jahan had been battling stress and depression, for which she was receiving medical treatment.
Jahan, who had previously studied in Kota for the NEET-UG exam, had returned to the city last month. Unlike her previous stint, she had opted for self-study rather than enrolling in any coaching institute.The police have handed over the body to the family following post-mortem examination and investigations are ongoing. Zeeshan's suicide marks 15th such case by a student in Kota since January and the second this month. Earlier in May, another girl from Madhya Pradesh, also a NEET aspirant, died by suicide under Kunhadi police station a day before the NEET-UG exam on May 3.
Pertinently, it was only few days back SC lashed out at the state government and Police and pulled them for not taking series of such incidents seriously . The SC even asked the tough question as to why a number of suicides by students were reported from Kota only and why Police was not looking into the matters with follow up actions.
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