According to the university website, KIIT offers education to around 40,000 students from across India and 2,000 international students from 65 countries. Around 40% of international students are from Nepal.

The tragic death of a Nepali student in an Indian educational institute highlights the importance of addressing mental health, safety, and the treatment of international students in educational institutions.

The suicide of the third-year Nepali student has caused unrest among over 500 Nepali students on campus, with tensions escalating when university authorities attempted to evict them.

Indian police have arrested Advik Shrivastava, the main accused in the case involving a death of Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Bhubaneswar: Tensions at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, escalated following the death of a Nepali engineering student in the hostel campus. Cuttack Police have arrested a student in connection with the incident, charging him with alleged abetment of suicide.

The death of a Nepalese student at Odisha’s KIIT University has prompted a high-level investigation. The university initially asked Nepalese students to leave but later apologized and revoked the order amid mounting scrutiny.

The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar saw massive protests on Monday following the alleged suicide of a student from Nepal inside the university hostel. Prakriti Lamsal,

Five staffers, including three directors and two security guards, were arrested by the Bhubaneswar Police in Odisha on Tuesday. They were arrested on the charges of assaulting students from Nepal following a protest over the suicide of a female student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) hostel.