Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said Monday evening his government dispatched two officers to counsel Nepali students after the death of a young woman at an Indian university campus sparked protests.
The Nepalese student, Prakriti Lamsal, was found dead in her dorm room at a well-known private university, the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, on Sunday evening.
Students at the university took to protesting against the incident overnight, asking management for a thorough investigation into the matter, but said they were met with “suppression,” according to the Nepal Students’ Union.
Turmoil after KIIT asks Nepalese students to ‘vacate’ premises
The university issued a bulletin following protests, asking Nepalese students to “vacate the university campus immediately on February 17,” before rescinding the order Monday evening.
Indian media outlets reported that Nepalese students at the university were asked to board buses so they could be taken to various railway stations and then travel home.
The university administration later issued another appeal on X, writing that it had taken steps to restore normalcy on the campus, adding: “An appeal is made to all our Nepali students who have or plan to leave the campus to return and resume the classes.”
What do we know about the apparent suicide case so far?
Police told local media reporters that an initial investigation suggested that the Nepalese student died by suicide and that another student from the university had been detained in connection with the incident.
Police official Pinak Mishra told the Times of India newspaper that a student had been detained on charges of abetment to suicide and that a “scientific investigation” was underway to determine the cause of death of the Nepalese student.
The Nepal students’ union has demanded a full investigation, saying the authorities at the university were negligent and failed to act on a complaint where she reportedly flagged reports of being harassed by a student.
DW has reached out to police officials and university administration for their comments.
Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah
The post KIIT: Nepalese student’s death sparks anger at India college appeared first on Deutsche Welle.
