IIT aspirant from Maharashtra dies by suicide in Kota, no suicide note found

On that day, the boy's parents had come to Kota to meet him. After meeting the boy at his hostel, they went out for breakfast and when they returned, they found him dead.

Kota:An 18-year-old IIT aspirant from Maharashtra allegedly died by suicide in Kota, hours after meeting his parents. Police did not recover any suicide note from the spot.

The deceased, Bhargav Keshav, son of Keshav Rajput and resident of Kamnath Nagar in Charamkha in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district, was preparing for engineering entrance examination. He had got enrolled in a coaching centre in Kota and for the last nine months was staying at a hostel in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar of Jawahar Nagar in Kota.

Notably, Bhargav's parents had come to meet him at his hostel in Kota. They reached the hostel at around 8 am and after talking to Bhargav, they went out for breakfast. When they returned, they found that the boy had committed suicide. The hostel warden was informed about the incident and police reached the spot after sometime. The body was taken into custody and sent to MBS Hospital for post-mortem.

Police have registered a case in this connection and initiated an investigation. No suicide note was found from the spot and the reason as to which the boy took such a drastic step is being probed, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Amar Singh Rathore said the cause of death is yet to be ascertained. It is likely that the boy committed suicide due to some family issue because he died soon after his parents' arrival, Singh said.

Police are taking a record of the attendance of students at the coaching centre and will question his friends and teachers. Also, the hostel warden and other boarders will be interrogated, police said. The hostel warden said that Bhargav's behaviour was normal and nothing unusual was observed. The body has been handed over to the parents after post-mortem.