Kota, May 4 -- A 17-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota on the eve of the national medical entrance exam, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred in the Parshvnath Puram locality under the jurisdiction of Kunhadi police station.

Officials said the girl was found hanging on Saturday night and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

"The 17-year-old girl hanged herself on Saturday night. After receiving the information, we reached the spot and took her to the hospital, where she was declared dead," Narendra Singh, a head constable with Kunhadi police, told reporters.

"Her body has been shifted to the mortuary, where a post-mortem will be conducted,...