US EditionNepali girl student found hanging in Bhubaneswar's KIIT hostel, second incident since February
- A 20-year-old Nepalese girl student was found dead by hanging in her KIIT University hostel room in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening, May 1, 2025.
- This event follows the suicide of another Nepalese KIIT student, Prakriti Lamsal, on February 16, 2025, marking the second such death within three months.
- The deceased was a first-year B.Tech Computer Science student from Birgunj, Nepal, whose identity is yet to be officially confirmed by police.
- The body was transported to AIIMS for a postmortem examination, and authorities have commenced a thorough investigation with the assistance of a scientific team present at the scene, according to the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner.
- The incident triggered protests by about 500 Nepalese students at KIIT, diplomatic concerns between Nepal and India, and the Odisha government pledged appropriate action.
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Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: An 18-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room on Thursday, May 2, police said. The incident comes barely two and a half months after the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute, on February 16, 2025. The body of B Tech computer science student Prisa Sah from Nepal was recover…
Another Nepal student found dead in Odisha’s KIIT over 2 months after similar incident rocked institute
KIIT Nepal Student Death News: Sources the hostel warden found the girl dead in her room at around 8 pm and informed the police. She was a first-year engineering student of the institute and hailed from Birgunj in Nepal.
Nepali student found dead in KIIT Bhubaneswar hostel; 2nd case in 3 months
A Nepali girl student at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar was found dead in her hostel room on Thursday evening in a suspected case of suicide, police said. This is the second such incident involving a Nepali student at the institute in the last three months.
Another Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha
A 20-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was found dead in her hostel room, police said on Thursday. Notably, the incident comes barely two and a half months following the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute on February 16, 2025. Police added that the body of the B Tech student was recovered from room number 111 of the ladies' hostel of …
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