Odisha Varsity Takes Back Nepali Students After Diplomatic Intervention

Students were allegedly forcefully evicted from campus after protest over death of student under suspicious circumstances

- AGENCIES

The alleged forceful eviction of Nepali students by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha that was taken note by Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the varsity on Monday agreed to take back the students after diplomatic intervention by the neighboring country.

Prakriti Lamsal, a student from Rupandehi, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her hostel. After demanding an investigation, other Nepali students staged protests, leading to a harsh crackdown by university authorities. Many were forcibly removed from their hostels and left stranded at railway stations.

Nepal Prime Minister wrote on his Facebook account in Nepali that it has come to his attention through media and social media that a student from Nepal had died in the hostel of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Odisha and that Nepali students have been forcibly evicted from the hostel.