KIIT row: As many as 159 students of Odisha university return to Nepal, claim they were treated 'inhumanly'
The Hindu
Nepali students return home after alleged suicide at Odisha university, sparking protests and diplomatic resolution.
Days after a Nepalese female student allegedly died by suicide at an Odisha university and the college administration ordered Nepali students to vacate the hostel, 159 students have returned to the country via Raxaul border, an official has said.
Assistant Chief District Officer, Parsa, Suman Kumar Karki said that 159 Nepali students arrived home from the Raxaul border point till Thursday evening.
Prakriti Lamsal, 20, a third-year B Tech (Computer Science) student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room on February 16, leading to unrest on the campus.
There are around 1,000 Nepalese students studying in KIIT, Odisha.
Speaking to the media at the Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu, a group of students who returned to Nepal said that they were subjected to “inhuman treatment” at the KIIT after the death of a Nepalese female student in the college hostel.
“After the mysterious death of Prakriti Lamsal, we were abused and got inhuman treatment,” students said.
“We were beaten up by security guards in the presence of university teachers and other staff and asked to vacate the hostel immediately,” they added.
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