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The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar saw protests after a third-year BTech student from Nepal was found dead.
Updated : Feb 18, 2025, 01:18 PM IST
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The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar saw protests after a third-year BTech student from Nepal was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room at the girl's hostel room on February 15 evening. An FIR was filed at the Infocity police station of Bhubaneswar on February 16 on the complaint of the cousin of the deceased girl alleging that the latter was being blackmailed by a male student at the university, which led her to hang herself. The Odisha police have lodged a case under Section 108 of the BNS. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said that his government has taken cognizance of the death of a student from Nepal at a private college in Bhubaneswar, which sparked protests, and is pursuing the matter with India through diplomatic channels.
Nepal girl's death in Odisha's KIIT college: The accused student Advik Srivastava was arrested on February 17 and has been forwarded to judicial custody on the same day. Investigation of the case is continuing, including seizure of the documents and electronic gadgets as evidence...Commissionerate Police is committed to ensure safety and security of all the students including Nepali students. In case of any difficulty, the students can approach Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police on our 24X7 available number 8280338301 in this connection: Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.
Nepal girl's death in Odisha's KIIT college: The accused student Advik Srivastava was arrested on February 17 and has been forwarded to judicial custody on the same day. Investigation of the case is continuing, including seizure of the documents and electronic gadgets as… pic.twitter.com/mnXEWhzo7g
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2025
DNA India has been tracking this incident: You can read our previous story here.
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As per a report on Odisha TV, Sunil Lamsal, father of the dead student, said, “We just came to know that an investigation is being done. The post-mortem report will come soon. We have the information that she was harassed and emotionally blackmailed due to which she committed suicide. Yesterday, we had a conversation with the University officials. They did not say anything, but the police and college administration are cooperating with us.”
The post-mortem of the dead student is likely to be conducted today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. A suspect has also been srrested in the matter.
As per Odisha TV, this is not the first such incident at the University. An UP girl had allegedly ended her life in 2023. A formal investigation was launched by the Infocity police station in the matter.
On Monday evening, KIIT University released a statement asking Nepali students to return. “There was an unfortunate incident which took place late in the evening yesterday on the KIIT campus. Immediately after the incident, police investigated the matter and apprehended the culprit. The KIIT administration has taken all-out efforts to restore normalcy in the campus and hostels to resume the academic activities," the statement read.
According to Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh, a Nepali girl student died by suicide after being harassed by a third-year Mechanical engineering student of KIIT University; the accused has also been arrested.
#WATCH | Odisha: Security deployed at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar.
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2025
According to Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh, a Nepali girl student died by suicide after being harassed by a third-year Mechanical engineering… pic.twitter.com/92ijRYiHzj
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— KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (@KIITUniversity) February 18, 2025
