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Two NEET aspirants clash at Kota coaching centre, one hit on head with toy gun butt

A Bihar student was injured when a student from Uttar Pradesh allegedly struck him with the butt of a toy gun in Kota's Jawahar Nagar area.

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Two minor students preparing for the NEET examination clashed in Kota, Rajasthan, which is regarded as one of the country's best-known education hubs. The incident took place on the premises of a private coaching institute in the Jawahar Nagar police station area, where both students attend classes.

During the fight, the student from Uttar Pradesh reportedly struck the student from Bihar on the head with the butt of a toy gun. The Bihar student was injured and has been admitted to a private hospital, where he is being treated.

The incident took place at around 6 pm on Friday. The two students had started arguing over some matter. It began as a heated exchange but soon turned physical. It was during this that the toy gun butt was reportedly used to hit him. The incident caused panic on the coaching premises.

A video of the fight has also surfaced, according to information received. The fight created chaos among the other students present on the premises. The injured student was taken to a private hospital for treatment.

The injured student's mother went to the Jawahar Nagar police station and filed a complaint. Police have begun an investigation and are trying to establish what the two students had quarrelled about.

The incident has once again brought the question of the safety of students at Kota's coaching institutes into discussion.

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