Odisha: KIIT Accused of Racism and Intimidation After Nepal Student's Death Sparks Outrage
Ashutosh Mishra | 18 February 2025 | The Wire
The alleged death by suicide of a Nepalese student at a private university in Odisha’s capital city and the indifferent attitude of the university staff towards the students from the Himalayan kingdom, who were asked to vacate their hostels immediately, have triggered an international outcry.
On Tuesday (February 18), the Odisha government has constituted a high-level fact finding committee to inquire into the incidents that took place at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) university in the wake of the suicide of a girl student from Nepal on the campus...