Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi asserted that Nepalese students studying in Odisha are children of the state. He assured Nepal’s Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba that the state government will ensure strict action against those involved in the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old engineering student. 10 people have been arrested in connection with the incident of attack on the Nepal students at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), the chief minister’s office said. The two embassy officials have been camping in the Odisha capital for the last five days following instructions of Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The embassy officials, according to the CMO, further said that Nepal and Odisha have an old relationship and they expressed hope that it will never be disturbed due to the incidents at KIIT. The students coming from Nepal and their guardians have felt reassured for this, they said, the release said. They thanked Odisha government, especially the Chief Minister, on behalf of the Nepaleses government.
