The National Human Rights Commission of India has launched an on-the-ground investigation into the incident
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The tension at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Odisha, India, is escalating due to the beating and suppression of Nepali students while demanding an investigation into the suspicious death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal in the hostel.
About 80 percent of the Nepali students who were arrested during the incident and forced to leave the college have returned to the hostel.
According to the university administration, 913 Nepali students have returned by Wednesday evening. 1 thousand 169 Nepali students are studying there. The situation became easier after the university administration contacted the students and parents individually and apologized for the incident. KIIT has also cut air tickets for 900 Nepalese students to return to college.
University Vice-Chancellor Prof. In a letter sent by Sharanjit Singh to the Nepali ambassador in Delhi on Wednesday, Shankar Sharma, it is mentioned that 828 Nepali students are in hostels and 85 Nepali students are out on internships. He said that the rest of the students are also returning.
"Educational activities of Nepali students, exams and their employment programs have been resumed," he said in the letter, "We have brought the schedule of additional classes and re-exams for the students who were not sent to take the exams. The university is committed to the safety and inclusive environment of all students.
Biplav Acharya of Palpa, who is studying computer science in his third year at KIIT, said that the atmosphere in the hostel and college campus is becoming comfortable. "The warden and security guard of the hostel have been changed, high officials of the administration are visiting regularly," he said, "most of the Nepali students have returned." A new examination schedule has been introduced for those who missed the examination from March 10 to 14. Students studying in the third and fourth year are also being examined in the mid-semester.
Consul of the Nepali Embassy in Delhi SAP of Nepal Police Sanjeev Sharma Das says that the situation of KIIT University is getting normal. "We are in daily contact with the students and the college administration," he says, "more than 900 students have returned, they are preparing for the exam." According to him, the Odisha police are investigating the incident. Apart from that, the Odisha state government is also investigating by forming a high-level committee. The Human Rights Commission of India has also mobilized a team of experts and proceeded with the investigation.
Lamsal, who was studying there, was found dead in the college hostel on February 4. Nepali students protested demanding to investigate his suspicious death and bring out the truth. During that time, the college administration oppressed Nepali students and forced them out of the hostel on February 5. The incident was widely protested in Nepal as well as in India. The government of Nepal immediately increased its diplomatic activity. Even in the Indian Parliament and the media, there was widespread criticism about the suspicious death of a Nepali student at KIIT and the oppression of Nepali students. After the
incident, the university administration has suspended more than 20 employees accused of involvement. An official of the international student coordination branch of the university who came in contact with Kantipur said that the incident is being investigated by various agencies.
India's National Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the KIIT incident. The commission has ordered its director general to form a team of experts to conduct an on-site investigation and submit a report by February 26. The commission has said that the action has been taken as a complaint has been filed to investigate the incident. The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal also requested the Indian Commission to take necessary steps.
