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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

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 …

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

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 …