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The student fell from the sixth floor of the building and died on the spot (Representational Image: Shutterstock)
It is feared that Ishanshu Bhattacharya lost his balance and fell on the aluminum railing of the balcony, which could not bear his weight and broke.
A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from West Bengal died after falling from the sixth floor of his hostel building in Jawahar Nagar area, police said on Friday.
Circle Officer Amar Singh said it is suspected that Ishanshu Bhattacharya lost his balance and fell on the aluminum railing of the balcony, which could not bear his weight and broke.
He fell from the sixth floor of the building and died on the spot, the official said. The hospital declared him brought dead.
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Bhattacharya, a resident of Dhupguri in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, had come to Kota in August last year and was preparing for the medical entrance exam NEET.
The circle officer said Bhattacharya was talking with three of his hostel mates in the balcony on the sixth floor of the building.
Around midnight, when he was going back to his room, it is suspected that Bhattacharya lost his balance and fell.
The body of the victim has been sent to the mortuary of MBS Hospital for postmortem, which will be done after the arrival of his family members, he said.
In a similar incident on January 29, a 17-year-old JEE Main aspirant from Maharashtra, who was preparing for the entrance exam in Kota, was seriously injured after allegedly falling from the first floor balcony of his hostel building. got injured.
The condition of the injured student remains critical and he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city.
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