One More Student Found Dead in Kota

A student from Jharkhand, who was preparing for JEE in Kota, has died under mysterious circumstances. His health suddenly deteriorated, after which he was admitted to the hospital, where he was declared dead.

Kota (Rajasthan) :A student preparing for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) was found dead, police said on Friday. "The deceased was residing in Jawahar Nagar police station. His health deteriorated after which his friends got him admitted to a private hospital, where the doctor declared him dead on Thursday," a senior police official added.

According to the police official, his body was shifted to the mortuary of the MBS Hospital at 4:30 am on Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhawani Singh Inda said the deceased was identified as Parineet Roy (18), son of Rajeev Ranjan, who hailed from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.

"For the last two years, the student was preparing for JEE by staying in a Paying Guest facility in Old Rajiv Gandhi Nagar. This time he also had his 12th board exams. Recently he had also appeared for JEE Mains. His health suddenly deteriorated around 1 am and he was having trouble breathing," the police official added.

Meanwhile, Sub Inspector Laxman Lal Mehra of Jawahar Nagar police station said Parineet called his friends after his health deteriorated. "His friend called Parineet to his room. However, During this time, Parineet's health deteriorated and blood started oozing from his mouth. His friends got him admitted to a private hospital, but the doctors declared him dead," added Laxman Lal Mehra.

It is understood Parineet's father Rajeev Ranjan has reached Kota. Rajeev Ranjan said his late son had scored over 98 percentile in JEE Main exam. "In such a situation he cannot die by suicide. What happened needs to be investigated," Rajeev added.

Police said the cause of the death will be known only after the post-mortem.