A female student from Nepal was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday evening, marking the second such incident involving a Nepali student on the campus within three months.
Police said the student was found hanging in her room around 7 pm in one of the girls’ hostels. “Scientific and police team reached at the spot, and doing inquiry by asking other girls of the hostel. An UD (unnatural death) case been filed on this incident,” said Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh.
Authorities have informed both her parents and the Nepal embassy. The body has been sent to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for post-mortem, and the investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of death.
So far, the university administration has not issued any official statement.
This incident comes close on the heels of another case in February, when 21-year-old Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year BTech student, was found dead in her hostel room. Her death sparked protests by over 500 Nepali students, and tensions escalated after college authorities reportedly tried to evict some students, prompting diplomatic intervention.
In Lamsal’s case, her friends had alleged that she died by suicide due to harassment by her ex-boyfriend, Advik Srivastava.
