Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Kota NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide, Eighth Case This Year
A student preparing for the NEET exam was found dead in a rented flat in Kota.
Police said her sister, Khushi Patel, came back after attending JEE classes.
She found the door locked from the inside.
No one answered when she knocked repeatedly.
She asked friends, security guards and neighbours for help.
A locksmith opened the door.
The student, identified as Khooshbu, was found hanging from a ceiling fan.
Police said this was the eighth such case in Kota this year.
A NEET aspirant, identified as Khooshbu, was found hanging in her rented flat in Kota.
Police said her sister, Khushi Patel, returned from JEE classes around 9 p.m.
The flat door was locked from inside and did not open after repeated knocking.
Friends, security guards and neighbours helped summon a locksmith to open the door.
The death is reported as the eighth such case in Kota this year.
- Who
- Khooshbu, a NEET aspirant; her sister Khushi Patel was also mentioned by police.
- What
- Khooshbu was found hanging in her rented flat.
- When
- Around 9 p.m., when her sister returned from classes; the article identifies it as the eighth such case this year.
- Where
- A rented flat in Kota, after Khushi Patel returned from classes in Jawahar Nagar.
- Why
- The articles do not state a reason.
- Location
- Kota
- Student identified
- Khooshbu
- Sister
- Khushi Patel
- Sister's exam preparation
- JEE
- Student's examination
- NEET
- Discovery time
- Around 9 p.m.
- Reported cases this year
- Eight, according to the article