 "Nepal Scholar Dies By Suicide At Odishas KIIT College; Over 500 Nepali College students Compelled To Depart Varsity")
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Expertise (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar witnessed giant protests on Monday after a Nepali scholar allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room. The coed, Prakriti Lamsal, was a third-year B.Tech scholar and was discovered useless on Sunday night. Many college students, together with Nepali nationals, accused the college of mishandling the state of affairs and attempting to cowl it up. Additionally they claimed that Nepali college students had been instantly requested to go away the campus. The protesters are demanding a good investigation.
Prakriti’s associates mentioned she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend, Advik Srivastava, which can have led to her loss of life. Her brother additionally filed a police criticism in opposition to him. Advik has been arrested and charged with abetment of suicide below Part 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Tons of of scholars gathered on campus, chanting slogans akin to “We Need Justice” and accusing the college administration of not taking the incident severely. Movies shared on-line confirmed college students confronting college officers.
“Heartbroken and livid! Prakriti Lamsal, a shiny younger scholar from Nepal, is now not with us. A promising life misplaced in a spot meant to nurture goals.
Is that this the fact of high establishments? Are college students really protected inside these partitions? Questions should be answered, pic.twitter.com/rALDCzRM7m
— ଆମର ପ୍ରୀତି ଦିଦି (@preetididi44322) February 17, 2025
KIIT in an announcement mentioned: “A Nepali scholar learning within the third yr of B-Tech dedicated suicide within the hostel yesterday. It’s suspected that the scholar was in a love affair with one other scholar learning at KIIT. It’s suspected that the scholar might have dedicated suicide resulting from some motive.” The KIIT mentioned that the incident was instantly reported to the police.
Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra mentioned: “We’ve registered a case at Infocity Police Station primarily based on the allegation {that a} male scholar abated her suicide. The accused scholar is in police custody and subjected to interrogation. The police have seized the cell phone, laptop computer and different devices of the deceased girl. We’re endeavor a scientific investigation into the matter.”
“The police have sealed the deceased lady’s room and saved the physique on the mortuary until the arrival of her mother and father,” a varsity official mentioned.
Two busloads of Nepali college students had been dropped on the Cuttack Railway Station on Monday. “We had been advised to vacate hostel room and dropped on the railway station. We needed to seem for examination on February 28…” a male scholar advised reporters on the Cuttack railway station.
#WATCH | Odisha: A https://t.co/jHgpcuG1h1 third-year lady scholar from Nepal was discovered useless in KIIT College (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Expertise) hostel in Bhubaneswar on 16th February. As per a discover issued by the College, the institute is therefore closed sine die… pic.twitter.com/vVfgY140up
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2025
College students had been visibly upset and apprehensive as they didn’t have the required tickets to journey again dwelling. Some criticized the college for its harsh choice to droop Nepali college students, particularly since they, together with others, had been getting ready for exams scheduled for the final week of February.
(With inputs from PTI)
