• By Nidhi Giri
  • Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:05 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

An IIT aspirant from Uttar Pradesh died under mysterious conditions in Rajasthan’s Kota on Monday. The boy was found in an unconscious state in the bathroom. He was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment.

The boy has been identified as Kushagra Rastogi (18). His mother came to Kota two days back and was staying with him.

"The student came to Kota in April this year to pursue his coaching. He was staying in a hostel in the Old Rajeev Gandhi Nagar area,” said Jawahar Nagar police station SHO, Hari Narayan Sharma, as quoted by news agency IANS.

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On Monday morning, the boy went to the washroom to take a bath. However, when he did not return after 10-15 minutes, his mother called him. Getting no response, she went to check and found the bathroom door open. She found her son lying unconscious inside and rushed him to the hospital with the help of the hostel staff.

The exact cause of the boy's death is still unknown. The body has been moved to a mortuary.Hari Narayan Sharma informed that the postmortem will be conducted after the boy’s father arrives in Kota on Tuesday, reported IANS.

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"We are waiting for his father to come. His mother has not been informed about her son's death yet because she is alone in the city with no other family member present," Sharma said.

When asked about the cause of death, the SHO said that even the doctors are still clueless as to how the teenager died.

"We will get clarity on the matter after the post-mortem on Tuesday," he added.

(With Agency Inputs)

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