Student dies at RTU hostel in Kota: Students sitting on a dharna said they were bitten by a snake; the administration said it was a sign of a silent attack.

A case of death of a first-year student has come to light at Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) in Kota. Senior students allege that the student became unconscious due to a snake bite. He was not taken to the hospital in time. Angered students closed the main gate of the university and staged a sit-in protest. Police reached the spot on information. Students are protesting. The student is Akshit Sharma (19), from Jhotwara, Jaipur.