India, Oct. 2 -- A 20-year-old student preparing for competitive exams died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota on Wednesday.

With this, the number of suicide cases has risen to 19 in the state this year-17 in Kota, and one each in Sikar and Jodhpur.

The deceased, a resident of Delhi, was staying in a rented accommodation.

Police officers said that a neighbour informed the landlord and the police after the student did not open his room's door on Wednesday. "The neighbour knocked but found both doors locked from inside. When he peeped through the window, he saw the student hanging from the ceiling fan," an officer said.

A police team reached the spot and took the student to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. "The body h...