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JEE aspirant from Uttar Pradesh found dead in Kota hostel bathroom, police seal room
✍️ Amar Ujala · Kota
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 05:31 PM
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A minor student from Jaunpur preparing for JEE was discovered dead in a hostel bathroom in Kota on Monday; authorities have sealed the room.
A minor student from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, who was enrolled in an online JEE coaching program, was found dead on Monday afternoon in the bathroom of his hostel room in Kota, Rajasthan.
The body was discovered by hostel staff, prompting immediate police involvement. The student, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination, had been staying in the hostel while attending the online classes.
Police officials arrived at the scene, cordoned off the area and subsequently sealed the hostel room where the body was located. The sealing of the room indicates that investigators are treating the death as suspicious and are preserving evidence for further inquiry.
No further details about the cause of death have been released, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The body was discovered by hostel staff, prompting immediate police involvement. The student, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination, had been staying in the hostel while attending the online classes.
Police officials arrived at the scene, cordoned off the area and subsequently sealed the hostel room where the body was located. The sealing of the room indicates that investigators are treating the death as suspicious and are preserving evidence for further inquiry.
No further details about the cause of death have been released, and the investigation remains ongoing.