Kota: A 17-year-old student hailing from Bihar taking coaching classes in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly died by suicide two days ago making it the 20th suicide case in the coaching hub of the state, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Bhargav Mishra, a resident of Motihari Raghunathpuram in West Champaran district of Bihar.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Harshraj Singh Khareda, Mishra had shifted to Kota for coaching of engineering entrance exam JEE in the month of April this year. The teenager boy was living on rent in a residential house in Mahavir Nagar area of Kota. As per Bhargava's father, his son was not picking up the calls of his family members since Friday afternoon which made them apprehensive.
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Bhargava's father Jitendra Mishra said that when his son did not pick up the phone calls by them, he called the landlord to know about his wellbeing. Accordingly, the landlord reached to the room of Bhargava to inquire from him. However, Bhargava did not open the door despite the landlord knocking the door several times.
