Kota: Depressed Class 12 Student Allegedly Commits Suicide, Probe Underway

Kota Student Suicide: Class 12 student allegedly committed suicide in Rajasthan's Kota. The 19 year old student jumped to death from 12th floor of a building on September 18, 2024. The deceased was a resident of Kota and her body has been handed over to her family after postmortem. She took the extreme step at her aunt's place in the Tripolis Building in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar.Jawahar Nagar police station SHO Harinarayan Sharma told IANS that she was the eldest of two sisters. Her father runs a nursing home in the city. "On Tuesday evening around 7 p.m, father dropped the daughter under the multi-storeyed building of her aunt's house. Her aunt resides on the third floor of the building. However, instead of going to her aunt's house, she took the extreme step," the SHO said. The police further said that the cause of the extreme step is yet to be identified."As per preliminary investigation, the girl jumped off the 12th floor. She committed suicide due to depression. Her family members are also in shock after the death of their daughter. The reason for the suicide will be known only after talking to the family members and a post-mortem report is received. At present, the investigation is being carried out keeping all aspects in mind," DSP Rajesh Taylor told IANS.However, nothing is confirmed as further investigation is in progress. Last year Kota recorded 26 deaths due to suicide in 2023. It was the record number of such deaths Kota has ever witnessed.(With inputs from agencies)