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United News of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Family of Nepali student found dead at Kalinga University, leaves for India
Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) The family of Prisha Sah, a Nepali student found dead in her hostel room at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Odisha, has left for India, even as New Delhi said that it takes student safety very seriously, and the case is being thoroughly investigated by the Odisha police. Prisha, who was studying BTech at the KIIT University in her first year, was found dead inside her college hostel at around 8.10 pm on Thursday. This is the second death of a Nepali student in India at the same university, after that of Prakriti Lamsal, another KIIT student, who allegedly committed suicide after being tortured by her classmate. The Indian government conveyed its condolences over the student's death and extended its full support to the family, promising full cooperation with Kathmandu in its investigation into the incident. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic demise of a Nepali student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family during this difficult time. The Ministry of External Affairs has been in constant touch with the Odisha State Government since we became aware of the tragic incident. 'The State Government of Odisha has extended full support to the family of the deceased, and a thorough enquiry is currently being conducted by the Odisha Police. The Government of India takes the safety, security and well-being of all international students very seriously. We remain in close contact with the Nepali authorities, the Odisha State Government as well as KIIT management to ensure real-time communication and coordination in this matter," the External Affairs Ministry statement read. Post the incident, Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister, Arzu Rana Deuba wrote on X (formerly Twitter): 'Immediately after the incident took place, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken diplomatic efforts through the Embassy of Nepal in Delhi, the government of India and the state government of Odisha to conduct a fair investigation of the incident.' Nepal's ambassador to India, Shankar Sharma, said in a separate social media post that the embassy is closely coordinating with the external affairs ministry, Odisha government, the police and the university for a 'thorough investigation'. Odisha state government has begun investigation, with officials saying that all concerned authorities have immediately taken necessary initiatives to investigate the matter. According to the Information and Public Relations Department of the Odisha state government, the parents of the girl were informed about the incident by the university authorities. 'On receipt of the information, senior officers including the Commissioners of Police and Revenue Commissioners rushed to the site to enquire into the circumstances leading to the unfortunate incident and take necessary action in the matter,' stated a press note issued by the department, according to The Kathmandu Post. 'The forensic team is at the spot to collect evidence.' Sah's uncle Kamaldev Prasad Sah said: 'She had spoken to her parents just a day earlier. She was planning to return home on May 18 after her exams.' Prisha had moved to India last year for her studies. Her parents, Shyam Prasad and Pinky Sah, along with her brother Gaurav, left for Odisha on Friday to facilitate the return of her body. Sah was a resident of ward 8 of Kabilasi Municipality in Sarlahi district. UNI ANV RN
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Business Standard
02-05-2025
- Business Standard
Deeply saddened: New Delhi on death of Nepalese student at Odisha's KIIT
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it is "deeply saddened" over the death of a Nepalese student of the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar. The ministry said it has been in constant touch with the Odisha government since it knew about the "tragic incident". The body of the 18-year-old B. Tech computer science student from Nepal was recovered from her hostel room at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday evening, police said. The state government has extended full support to the family of the deceased, and a thorough enquiry is currently being conducted by the Odisha police, it said. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic demise of a Nepali student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar," the MEA said. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family during this difficult time," it added in a statement. This is the second such case at the institute this year. Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student, died by suicide on February 16.
United News of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
MEA in touch with Odisha govt, Nepali authorities over death of Nepali student at KIIT
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, is in touch with the Odisha government and Nepali authorities regarding the tragic death of a Nepali girl student at KIIT University on Thursday night. In a release, the MEA stated: 'We are deeply saddened by the tragic demise of a Nepali student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.' The ministry has extended its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of the student, who was found dead in her hostel room at KIIT University on Thursday night. 'We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family during this difficult time,' the statement added. The Ministry of External Affairs also said it has been in constant contact with the Odisha State Government since the incident occurred. Furthermore, it noted that the Odisha Government has extended full support to the family of the deceased, and a thorough inquiry is currently being conducted by the Odisha Police. 'The Government of India takes the safety, security, and well-being of all international students very seriously,' the release emphasized. 'We remain in close contact with the Nepali authorities, the Odisha State Government, and KIIT management to ensure real-time communication and coordination,' the MEA concluded. UNI DP SJC
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- The Hindu
Deeply saddened: MEA on death of Nepalese student at Odisha's KIIT
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday (May 2, 2025) said it is "deeply saddened" over the death of a Nepalese student of the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar. The Ministry said it has been in constant touch with the Odisha government since it knew about the "tragic incident". The body of the 18-year-old B. Tech computer science student from Nepal was recovered from her hostel room at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday (May 1) evening, police said. The State Government has extended full support to the family of the deceased, and a thorough enquiry is currently being conducted by the Odisha police, it said. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic demise of a Nepali student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar," MEA said. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family during this difficult time," it added in a statement. This is the second such case at the institute this year. Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student, died by suicide on February 16.
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Nepali student's death at KIIT being thoroughly investigated by Odisha Police: India
NEW DELHI: India on Friday said the Odisha Police is investigating the death of a Nepali student at Odisha's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, the second such incident involving a Nepali student at the institution in less than three months. The body of the student enrolled in a computer science programme was found hanging in her room in the girls' hostel on Thursday evening, police officials said. Bhubaneswar-Cuttack police commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh said the matter is being treated as an unnatural death. On February 16, another Nepali girl, enrolled in a BTech course at KIIT University, was found dead in her hostel room. Her death triggered protests by Nepali students at the institution and was taken up by Kathmandu with its Indian counterparts. In the wake of a call by Nepal's foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba for an investigation into Thursday's incident, the external affairs ministry said a 'thorough enquiry is currently being conducted by the Odisha Police'. The ministry said India is committed to ensuring the safety, security and well-being of all international students. 'We are deeply saddened by the tragic demise of a Nepali student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family during this difficult time,' the ministry said in a statement. Indian authorities are in close contact with Nepali counterparts, the Odisha state government and the KIIT management to 'ensure real-time communication and coordination in this matter'. The state government has extended full support to the dead girl's family, the ministry said. Deuba said in a social media post on Friday that she was 'deeply saddened' by the death of the Nepali student. 'Immediately after the incident, the ministry of foreign affairs initiated diplomatic initiatives to investigate the truth of the incident with high-ranking officials of the government of India, the government of Odisha, and Nepal's embassy in Delhi,' she said in the post in Nepalese. Nepal's ambassador to India, Shankar Sharma, said in a separate social media post that the embassy is closely coordinating with the external affairs ministry, Odisha government, the police and the university for a 'thorough investigation'. The Odisha government said in a statement that local police were informed about the 'alleged suicide of a girl student from Nepal' at 8.10 pm on Thursday and that the girl's parents were immediately informed about the incident by the university authorities. It said senior civilian and police officials went to the university to take 'necessary action' and to collect evidence. In the case of the earlier death in February, it later emerged that the 20-year-old Nepali student had filed a complaint with KIIT University about the alleged sexual harassment by a fellow student but no action was taken by the university authorities despite the complaint. India's National Human Rights Commission described KIIT's inaction as 'gross negligence'. The 23-year-old man, a third-year BTech student accused of sexual harassment, was arrested a day after the student's death.
