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The National Human Rights Commission of India has ordered a high-level investigation into the suspicious death of Nepalese student Prakriti Lamsal, who was studying at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, on February 16.
The National Human Rights Commission had on February 28 directed the Director General (Investigations) to send a team of officials from the Commission's Investigation Division and Law Division to conduct an on-the-spot investigation at KIIT University and submit its investigation report to the Commission by March 10, 2025.
Apart from this, the main rights panel has asked its investigation team to investigate issues like exploitation of tribal girls by the institute and illegal acquisition of land.
Lamsal filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission alleging that she faced abuse from her alleged boyfriend, Advik Srivastava, and that the university's International Relations Office (IRO) ignored her complaint.
After Prakriti's death, the protesting Nepali students demanded justice. But it was mentioned in the petition that the officers and security guards there verbally abused, threatened and physically assaulted them. In addition to this, the petition demanded an investigation into the social science institute of the university as it was accused of exploiting tribal children, violating their dignity and involved in illegal land acquisition.
Now, considering the seriousness of the case, the Commission has directed the Registrar (Law) to proceed with the inquiry at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. The
team consists of two officers from the Investigation Department, one not below the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police and one officer from the Law Department . The team will submit its research report to the Commission by March 2025 . During the
investigation, KIIT said, "We have immediately handed over this case to the police for thorough investigation and action has also been taken against the erring officers." Satisfied with the action taken by the university and the arrangements made for their safety, more than 400 Nepali students have returned to the campus. The university said that the continuous negative campaign against KIIT, KISS and its founder Achyut Samant is of grave concern.
