An 18-year-old coaching student has allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Kota, the third such case to occur this year.

According to India Today, the student’s body was found hanging in his PG room in Vigyan Nagar. The student originally from Odisha, had come to Kota to prepare for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Upon receiving information, the police reached the spot and the body was taken to the hospital. The family of the 18-year-old was informed. His body has been kept in the mortuary and the autopsy will be conducted once the family comes to Kota, as per the news outlet.

Within the span of 17 days, this is the third such case to occur.

Last week, a student who was preparing for the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, died by suicide in the Vigyan Nagar. The student identified as 20-year-old Abhishek, hailed from Guna, Madhya Pradesh. He had been residing in a PG accommodation in Ambedkar Nagar near Daknia railway station since May last year while preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, according to IANS.

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According to Vigyan Nagar police station Circle Inspector Mukesh Meena, Abhishek was found hanging from a fan, though there was no hanging device attached to it as has been directed by the officials. The exact reasons for him taking the extreme step remain unknown.

This was just 24 hours after 19-year-old Neeraj, a resident of Mahendragarh, Haryana, also died by suicide in a hostel at Anand Kunj Residency in the Rajiv Gandhi Nagar area. The hostel owner, who discovered the body during a routine room check, immediately informed the police and the student's family.

According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dilip Saini, Neeraj had been preparing for the JEE exam in Kota for the past two years. In the evening, Neeraj had gone outside to eat with a friend and reportedly showed no signs of distress.

When he failed to respond during the night's attendance check, the staff looked through a window of the room and found his body hanging.