The government of Nepal announced that it would intervene on behalf of students impacted by the death of a Nepalese student at an Indian university. Tensions escalated after the administration asked Nepalese students to leave the campus.Human RightsIndia
KIIT: Nepalese student’s death sparks anger at India college
Nepal’s government said it was stepping in to help students affected by the death of a Nepalese student at an Indian college. Tensions rose after the administration asked Nepalese students to leave the campus
The Nepalese prime minister, seen here in a photo from last month, said he was dispatching officers to the Indian university to defuse the situation
The Nepalese prime minister, seen here in a photo from last month, said he was dispatching officers to the Indian university to defuse the situationImage: Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto/picture alliance
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said Monday evening his government dispatched two officers to counsel Nepali students after the death of a young woman at an Indian university campus sparked protests.
The Nepalese student, Prakriti Lamsal, was found dead in her dorm room at a well-known private university, the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, on Sunday evening.
Students at the university took to protesting against the incident overnight, asking management for a thorough investigation into the matter, but said they were met with “suppression,” according to the Nepal Students’ Union (NSU).The university administration later issued another appeal on X, writing that it had taken steps to restore normalcy on the campus, adding: “An appeal is made to all our Nepali students who have or plan to leave the campus to return and resume the classes.”
The NSU union told DW that they were “positive about the reversal of the order” but still had concerns about the safety of the students, adding that university authorities had assured the union the people involved in the incident had been suspended.
