NHRC seeks action taken report from Odisha Govt, UGC, NAAC over student death in KIIT
Press Trust of India | March 28, 2025 | 12:09 PM IST | 1 min read
NHRC sent a team for on-the-spot investigation into death of Nepalese student Prakriti Lamsal on KIIT campus.
BHUBANESWAR : Finding gross negligence on the part of the authorities over the suicide of a 20-year-old BTech student from Nepal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) here, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from the Odisha government, UGC and NAAC within four weeks.
The NHRC , which had sent a team to undertake an on-the-spot probe into the death of Nepalese student Prakriti Lamsal , on March 27 uploaded the case status on its website and stated that the rights panel has sought a report from Odisha's chief secretary, collector and district magistrate of Khurda district, commissioner of police, and chairpersons of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The Nepalese woman's body was recovered from her hostel room on the KIIT campus on February 16 following which tension mounted and students from the Himalayan nation were assaulted and forcibly evicted after they staged protests. The incident had raised a nationwide outrage and the prime minister of Nepal also intervened in the matter.
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