This Marks The Second Incident Involving A Nepali Student At The University This Year.
BHUBANESWAR: A tragic incident unfolded on Thursday evening at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, where a girl student from Nepal was allegedly found dead in her hostel room.
Confirming the incident, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said that preliminary information and the circumstances suggest it to be a case of suicide. The body was reportedly discovered in one of the girls’ hostels on the university campus.
While the university has not made an official statement or confirmed the student’s identity, sources revealed that the deceased was Prisha Shah, a native of Birganj, Nepal, and a first year B-Tech student at the institution.
Local Infocity Police are currently investigating the matter. According to reports, the student’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room. A scientific team, led by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, reached the hostel around 10 pm to conduct an on-site inquiry.
This marks the second incident involving a Nepali student at the university this year. On February 16, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B-Tech student, was also found dead by suicide in her hostel room.
