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Kin of deceased Nepalese student at KIIT University demands `thorough probe`

Kin of deceased Nepalese student at KIIT University demands `thorough probe`

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Two days after a Nepalese student was found dead at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, a kin of the deceased on Saturday urged authorities for a thorough investigation, and said that the girl student had shown no signs of distress before her death. Speaking to ANI, Rajesh Ranjan, the relative of the deceased, said that the victim`s post-mortem examination was underway and that the family of the student would cremate the mortal remains in Puri. Sharing information, Ranjan said that the girl had recently spoken to her father and was looking forward to returning home. “She asked her father to book a ticket to come back. She was happy to have finished her exam. There were no signs of depression,” Ranjan said. Describing her as “bright, ambitious, and courageous,” Ranjan emphasised that the student would have communicated with her parents had she been facing any difficulty. “People are interpreting it wrongly,” he said, urging the public to refrain from drawing premature conclusions. The family plans to cremate the girl in Puri and has expressed satisfaction …

UGC forms fact-finding panel to probe Nepalese students’ suicide cases at KIIT in Bhubaneswar

UGC forms fact-finding panel to probe Nepalese students’ suicide cases at KIIT in Bhubaneswar

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The UGC panel has been asked to submit the fact-finding report within 10 days. The incident comes after the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute on February 16. New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday formed a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar. The UGC in a statement said that the panel was constituted after a 20-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room. “UGC has constituted a Fact-Finding Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Former VC, IGNOU to look into the students’ suicide cases at KIIT, Bhubaneswar and suggest measures to prevent such incidents in future,” said UGC Secretary Manish Joshi. The panel has been asked to submit the fact-finding report within 10 days. The incident comes after the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute on February 16.   Earlier in the day, the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology …

Another Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha

Another Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha

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Police added that the body of the B Tech student was recovered from room number 111 of the ladies’ hostel of the institute. She was a student of Computer Science and pursuing her B.Tech and her identity is yet to be ascertained. Bhubaneswar: A 20-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found dead in her hostel room, police said on Thursday. Notably, the incident comes barely two and a half months following the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute on February 16, 2025. Police added that the body of the B Tech student was recovered from room number 111 of the ladies’ hostel of the institute. She was a student of Computer Science and pursuing her B.Tech and her identity is yet to be ascertained, police said. “Yes, the body of a girl from Nepal has been recovered. It seems that she has committed suicide at the ladies’ hostel of KIIT,” Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh told PTI. There was no …

KIIT founder to BJD stint to centre of Nepalese student death storm: Who is Achyuta Samanta | Political Pulse News

KIIT founder to BJD stint to centre of Nepalese student death storm: Who is Achyuta Samanta | Political Pulse News

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What he started from just two rented rooms in 1992-93, involving an initial investment of Rs 5,000, with merely 12 students and two employees, has grown into a sprawling engineering university spread over 36 sq km in Bhubaneswar, which is currently at the centre of a raging row over the suicide of a 20-year-old Nepalese student. The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)’s founder Achyuta Samanta, 61, is in the line of fire over this controversy, with leaders cutting across party lines demanding action against him. The KIIT campus is on the boil since Kathmandu-resident Prakriti Lamsal was found dead in her hostel room on February 16. Police said she died by suicide. A 21-year-old student from Lucknow, Advik Srivastava, has been arrested in the case on charges of abetment. The situation escalated after the university asked the students from Nepal to vacate hostels, with the authorities also allegedly assaulting some of them physically. The entire incident, which set off a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, has severely dented Samanta’s image of a social entrepreneur, who …

FM Deuba calls for ‘impartial’ probe into Nepalese student’s death at Odisha university | World News

FM Deuba calls for ‘impartial’ probe into Nepalese student’s death at Odisha university | World News

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Feb 22, 2025 07:35 PM IST FM Deuba calls for ‘impartial’ probe into Nepalese student’s death at Odisha university Kathmandu, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Saturday called for an “impartial investigation” into the death of a Nepalese student at an Odisha university and urged legal action against the culprit. FM Deuba calls for ‘impartial’ probe into Nepalese student’s death at Odisha university She also demanded the termination of the suspended staff of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology who mistreated Nepalese students following the 20-year-old engineering student’s alleged suicide on February 16. Deuba made the requests during a telephone conversation with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. “Today I had a telephone conversation with the chief minister of Odisha Majhi in which I discussed matters relating to the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal in KIIT, University, Odisha and the subsequent development of situation thereafter,” Deuba said in a social media post. The minister said she requested Majhi to conduct an “impartial investigation” into the death, take legal action against the culprit and …

KIIT Suicide Row: Founder Achyuta Samanta summoned by panel investigating Nepalese student’s death

KIIT Suicide Row: Founder Achyuta Samanta summoned by panel investigating Nepalese student’s death

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In the case of alleged suicide of a Nepalese girl on campus, KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta has been asked to appear before the panel on February 21. Odisha government’s high-level committee has summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance. In a letter issued by the Higher Education Department on Thursday, Samanta has been asked to appear before the panel at 6:30 pm tomorrow. He has been asked to adduce evidence with adequate documentary evidence before the committee on the term of reference as stated in the office order. The three-member committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Satyabrata Sahu, is probing the circumstances leading to the suicide of a 20-year-old Nepalese student. The panel is ascertaining the reasons for issuing notice to only a specific group of students and closing the institute sine die for them and other incidental matters that emerge during the inquiry. Panel visited KIIT campus The panel, also comprising the secretaries of the higher education department and Women and Child Development (WCD), visited the KIIT campus on Wednesday …

Odisha Probe Panel Summons KIIT Founder Over Nepalese Student Death

Odisha Probe Panel Summons KIIT Founder Over Nepalese Student Death

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Bhubaneswar: Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday. The Higher Education Department, in a letter to Samanta on Thursday, said, “You are requested to appear before the high-level committee on 21.02.2025 at 6.30 pm at State Guest House to adduce evidence with adequate documentary evidence before the committee on the term of reference as stated in the office order.” The three-member committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Satyabrata Sahu, is mandated to ascertain the circumstances leading to the suicide, alleged high-handed action by the institute authority, reasons for issuing notice to only a specific group of students and closing the institute sine die for them and other incidental matter that emerges during inquiry. The committee, also comprising the secretaries of higher education department and Women and Child Development (WCD), had visited the KIIT campus on Wednesday and held a discussion with some of the …

Scholarship Announced In Memory Of Nepalese Student Found Dead At KIIT

Scholarship Announced In Memory Of Nepalese Student Found Dead At KIIT

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Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha has announced a scholarship in memory of Prakriti Lamsal, the 20-year-old Nepalese student of the private engineering institute who died allegedly by suicide at her hostel room on February 16, leading to unrest on the campus. The announcement was made by KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta on Wednesday, who met the deceased student’s father and uncle, offering his deepest condolences, according to a statement issued by the institute. “A scholarship would be instituted in Lamsal’s name as a tribute to her memory,” Mr Samanta said. Senior officials from Nepal’s New Delhi Embassy also met students from their country on the campus on Wednesday, assuring them that similar incidents would not be repeated. “KIIT has taken proactive measures to facilitate the return of those who are yet to return,” the statement said. Mr Samanta also spoke to Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and Minister for Water Supply, Pradeep Yadav, assuring them that KIIT is committed to ensuring the safe return of all students. Earlier …

Odisha university takes U-turn after sending Nepalese students home, now asks them to return for classes – India TV

Odisha university takes U-turn after sending Nepalese students home, now asks them to return for classes – India TV

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Image Source : X KIIT asks Nepalese students to return for classes Soon after asking the Nepalese students to go home as tensions escalated at KIIT Bhubaneshwar, following the suicide of BTech student from Nepal, college is now asking the students to return. As per a video going viral on social media, KIIT faculties engaged in an argument with the students. However, the institute said that the ‘situation remained calm’. A PTI report cited KIIT officials as saying that the students were asked to leave the campus due to adverse situation.  However, now the college has asked the students to return to the campus and resume the classes. Tensions escalated at KIIT Bhubaneshwar after a third-year B-Tech student, identified as Prakriti Lamsal from Nepal, was found dead in her hostel room on Sunday.  KIIT’s appeal to students KIIT issued a notice on their official X account and appealed to students. The notice reads, “there was an unfortunate incident which took place late in the evening yesterday on the KIIT campus. Immediately after the incident, police …

B Tech third-year student from Nepal found dead in hostel, college sends Nepalese students home – India TV

B Tech third-year student from Nepal found dead in hostel, college sends Nepalese students home – India TV

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Image Source : X B Tech student from Nepal found dead in hostel A BTech third-student from Nepal studying at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) was found dead on campus. As per the authorities, she allegedly committed suicide. Her death sparked tension in the campus with several students protesting against the college authorities. The deceased was identified as Prakriti Lamsal, her cousin lodged a complaint at Infocity police station in Bhubaneswar alleging that his sister hanged herself in her hostel room on Sunday. He suspected that another male student of the varsity was blackmailing his sister for which she committed suicide. Police takes a male student into custody Following the complaint by the cousin, accused male student was taken into the custody for interrogation. Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra said: “We have registered a case at Infocity Police Station based on the allegation that a male student abated her suicide. The accused student is in police custody and subjected to interrogation. The police have seized the mobile phone, laptop and other gadgets of the deceased woman. We are undertaking a scientific investigation …