Kota: A 17-year-old student from Bhopal preparing for JEE in Kota died after allegedly falling off the ninth floor of a multi-story building in Kota on Friday afternoon, officials said.
The deceased student was identified as Ishan Paliwal (17), a resident of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and lived with his mother in the Jawahar Nagar police station area of the city.
The teenager fell off the balcony of the building and died shortly after, during treatment at a private hospital, DSP Yogesh Sharma said.
The DSP added that it is yet to be ascertained if the student’s death was an accident or suicide.