The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who ended her life in her PG room in Kota, never believed that suicide was an option, said her desolate mother, who reached the city from Ahmedabad on Thursday along with other family members. Unable to come to terms with the tragedy of losing her academically bright daughter, she could also not believe that her girl, who derided the thought of suicide, would herself take such a step.
The aspirant’s family said she was a good student and had consistently excelled in her studies. However, a disappointing score in a recent test perhaps caused her immense stress. Recalling their conversation, her mother on Thursday said her daughter believed that students who could not handle academic pressure had the option to quit, instead of taking their lives. “I would never do it (die by suicide). If they cannot cope with studies, why don’t they return home?” the mother recounted her words. Yet, after the recent test, her demeanour had changed, the mother recalled, lamenting that she could not see her daughter’s emotional struggle before it was too late. The aspirant was preparing for the exam by her own and through tuitions, Ram Laxman Gurjar, circle inspector of Kota’s Jawahar Nagar area had said on Wednesday, adding that no suicide note was found from her room.
Meanwhile, the mother of the 17-year-old boy from Guwahati who too died on Wednesday by suicide in his hostel, reached Kota on Thursday. She wanted to be with her only son to lend emotional support while he appeared for JEE-Mains a couple of days later. The sight that greeted her instead shattered her life. She found herself standing outside the broken door of his room, filled by a heart-wrenching silence. He had ended his life barely an hour before her arrival. Cops who were present at the spot said when she realised what had happened, she collapsed in a state of shock. It was only after about three hours that she managed to gather the strength to request the police to contact her brother-in-law in Delhi. The plastic bag of guavas she had lovingly bought for her lay forgotten beside his belongings.
“Soon after the two tragedies, another 17-year-old JEE aspirant was found in distress at Kota railway station, and was rescued,” said Gurjar. The families of both the deceased students opted against autopsy, and authorities released the bodies after formalities.