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Kota ‘factory’ claims another victim: 18-year-old JEE aspirant from Bihar commits suicide, 22 cases in 8 months

Paurush Gupta - 16 August, 2023

This is unfortunately fourth such case of suspected suicide in a span of just 15 days. This year, as many as 22 coaching students have reportedly committed suicide in Kota.

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Kota reports 17th suicide by a student in 2023 as NEET aspirant hangs himself: Here’s what is leading to soaring student suicides in the...

Siddhi Somani - 18 July, 2023

The victim has been recognised as Pushpendra Singh, a native of Jalore, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He had only recently arrived in Kota and had signed up with a coaching facility to get prepped for the NEET exam.

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Kota: 17-year-old JEE aspirant commits suicide, his coaching centre named in the FIR for abetment

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2023

A case has been filed under Indian Penal Code’s Section 306 (abetment to suicide) against the coaching centre. The Police are further investigating the matter.

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Kota: Rajasthan Technical University Professor demands sexual favours from a student, fails her when refused, arrested and suspended

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2022

University professor who was seeking sexual favours from female students in exchange of passing them in exams arrested after a girl lodges complaint

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Kota, Rajasthan: 32-year-old Farman Khan uses Apollo Pharmacy customer details to harass 18-year-old girl, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2022

Sales boy Farman Khan has been arrested by Kota Police in Rajasthan for harassing an 18-year-old NEET Aspirant

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Rajasthan: Minor Dalit girl kidnaped, raped, six accused arrested, ASI Raunak Ali, who was investigating also accused of molesting the girl, suspended

OpIndia Staff - 29 September, 2022

The minor girl went missing on September 14 when she was forcibly kept for four days in Kota and raped several times by multiple accused.

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Rajasthan: Parents in Kota protest against a school for weaning children away from the Hindu culture, teaching them to call parents ‘Ammi-Abbu’

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2022

The parents protested against the school for teaching their children to call them Ammi and Abbu.

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Despite Allen Institute’s threats, Unacademy opens its doors in Kota: All you need to know inside the ‘Kota Factory’

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2022

With Unacademy's rival BYJU's already opening offline tuition centres, its announcement to do the same starting with Kota put a challenge before its established offline contemporaries - notably the Allen Institute.

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