Over 2 lakh students come to Kota annually
Kota/New Delhi:
In Rajasthan’s Kota – also known as India’s coaching hub – two students have gone missing in a week.
Piyush Kapasia from Uttar Pradesh is missing since February 13. Piyush, a JEE aspirant, had been staying in a hostel in Kota’s Indra Vihar for the last two years.
His father said that Piyush spoke to his mother last Tuesday in the morning after which he did not take the family’s calls. “He later switched off his phone,” Maheshchand said.
This comes days after another student Rachit Sondhya went missing in Kota last Sunday. Rachit Sondhya is from Madhya Pradesh and had been staying in a hostel in Jawahar Nagar.
Rachit Sondhya was last seen entering the forest area near Garadiya Mahadev temple in a security camera footage.
Police said they have recovered his belongings – bag, keys from the forest area.
“A search is on to trace both the missing students,” officials said.
Over 2 lakh students come to Kota annually to prepare for exams like JEE and NEET.
Last year, the surge in student suicides prompted the Centre to issue guidelines aimed at alleviating the pressure on coaching students.
Directives were issued to coaching institutes and district administrations to safeguard students from depression and stress.