Amidst the edifice of Kota, a 20-year-old aspirant, a NEET, purportedly succumbed to the tempest of self-annihilation within the confines of his chamber on a fateful Tuesday, mere days antecedent to the looming medical entrance examination slated for May 5. This lamentable incident marks the eighth occurrence of its kind within Kota’s domain this annum. A testament to the depth of despair, a missive of farewell was unearthed within the precincts of his abode.
The departed, bearing the appellation Bharat, hailing from the hamlet of Dindoli nestled in Dholpur district, had devoted a span of twelve lunar cycles engrossed in scholastic pursuits within a pedagogic bastion herein. Co-habiting alongside his seventeen-year-old kinsman in a lodgement situated in Talwandi.
Sub-Inspector Gopal Lal Bairwa elucidated that the kin of the defunct, Rohit by name, had embarked upon a visitation to a tonsorial establishment when the tragedy befell. Rohit recounted to the constabulary that his departure transpired at the tenth hour and thirtieth minute post meridiem, and upon his return, half an hour hence, he was confronted with an obstinately sealed portal. His ingress was thus effected through the posterior threshold, wherein he chanced upon Bharat in a state of insensibility.
Subsequent to this disconcerting discovery, Rohit summoned the custodian of the domicile, precipitating the arrival of law enforcement personnel to initiate inquiries. The remains have been conveyed to the mortuary for the obligatory medico-legal scrutiny, and the progenitors of the deceased have been duly apprised.
Bairwa expounded upon Bharat’s previous endeavors, recounting his erstwhile participation in the NEET examination on two antecedent occasions, albeit bereft of success, thus rendering the forthcoming endeavor his tertiary attempt. With the impending convocation scheduled for the Sabbath, it is conjectured that the weight of anticipation bore heavily upon him. Bharat had been slated to embark upon his egress from Kota on the eve of May 3 to partake in the examination.
A missive of melancholy tenor was discovered amidst the accoutrements of his sanctum, bearing the ominous inscription, “I shall not endure.”
The somber narrative bespeaks the poignant truth that suicide is a frail recourse. Should one find themselves ensnared within the miasma of despondency, beseech the solace and succor of those who lend an empathetic ear. The helplines of Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (operational round the clock) and iCall, the helpline extended by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences – 9152987821 (operational from Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 8 am and 10 pm), stand as bastions of support amidst the tempest of despair.
