159 Nepali students have returned to the country via Raxaul border, an official has said. A group of students who returned to Nepal said they were subjected to \”inhuman treatment\” at the KIIT after the death of a Nepalese female student in the college hostel. Prakriti Lamsal, 20, a third-year B Tech (Computer Science) student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room on February 16, leading to unrest on the campus. The students said they didn’t feel safe to return to the college despite assurance given by the university administration. The foreign minister of Nepal said the government has resolved the issue arising out of the death through diplomatic channels. The college has apologised for the incident and taken action against its staff who misbehaved with Nepaleses, the foreign minister said. The Odisha government has taken the issue seriously and a high-level investigation committee has also been formed, she said.
