India, Oct. 25 -- A 24-year-old student preparing for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) died by suicide in Kota on Saturday evening, said officials.

This took the toll of such cases in Rajasthan to 20 this year- 18 in Kota and one each in Sikar and Jodhpur.

Jawahar nagar station house officer (SHO) Ram Laxman said, "The student, a native of Odisha, had joined a reputed coaching centre in Kota, only four months ago. He was staying at a hostel in Rajeev Gandhi Nagar with his cousin."

On Saturday evening, he returned from his classes when his cousin left for his. "After returning from his institute, the latter found their room locked from inside. When the victim did not respond to several knocks, he informed his hostel authority w...