Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Kota NEET Aspirant Dies; Eighth Coaching Student Death Reported
Khooshbu Patel was a 20-year-old student preparing for the NEET medical entrance exam.
She lived in a rented apartment in Kota, Rajasthan.
She was preparing for the exam for the second time.
Her sister Khushi returned from JEE classes on Tuesday night and found the apartment door locked.
After others helped open the door, Khooshbu was found hanging from a ceiling fan.
She was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
Police said they did not find a note explaining what happened.
Police said she may have been worried about her earlier score of about 450 marks, but the exact reason is not known.
Officials also said the fan did not have an anti-hanging device, and the case was the eighth reported coaching-student suicide in Kota since January.
Khooshbu Patel, a 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh, was found hanging in her rented Kota apartment.
Her sister Khushi discovered her after returning from JEE classes at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said no suicide note was recovered and the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
Officials said Patel was reportedly distressed after scoring around 450 marks in her previous NEET-UG attempt.
The death was reported as Kota’s eighth coaching-student suicide case since January; the apartment’s ceiling fan lacked an anti-hanging device.
- Who
- Khooshbu Patel, a 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh.
- What
- She allegedly died by suicide after being found hanging in her rented apartment.
- When
- She was found at about 9 p.m. Tuesday; police reported the death on Wednesday.
- Where
- Landmark City in Kota, Rajasthan, under the Kunhadi police station area.
- Why
- The exact reason has not been established; police said she was reportedly distressed after scoring around 450 marks in a previous NEET-UG attempt.
Preliminary Explanation
Unresolved Questions
Possible academic stress
Preliminary Explanation
Police said Khooshbu was reportedly distressed after scoring around 450 marks in her previous NEET-UG attempt and was preparing for the examination a second time.
Unresolved Questions
Police emphasized that no suicide note was recovered and that the exact reason for her death had not been ascertained.
Anti-hanging device
Preliminary Explanation
Officials said anti-hanging devices are mandatory in hostel rooms under Kota hostel association guidelines.
Unresolved Questions
The incident occurred in a rented apartment, whose ceiling fan lacked such a device; the reports do not establish whether the hostel guideline legally applied to that apartment.
- Deceased
- Khooshbu Patel, 20
- Origin
- Madhya Pradesh
- Exam preparation
- Preparing for her second NEET-UG attempt
- Previous score
- Approximately 450 marks
- Discovery
- Her sister Khushi found her after returning from classes at about 9 p.m.
- Investigation
- No suicide note was recovered; police registered a case after a complaint by her grandfather, Deshraj Patel
- Reported Kota total
- Eighth reported coaching-student suicide death since January
- Safety device
- The rented apartment’s ceiling fan lacked an anti-hanging device; officials said such devices are required in hostel rooms under Kota hostel association guidelines
Sources
NEET student hangs herself, fan not fitted with anti-suicide device
NEET Aspirant From Madhya Pradesh Dies By Suicide In Kota
NEET aspirant allegedly dies by suicide in Kota
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