Overview

• Prisha Sah, a first-year Nepali student at KIIT University, was found dead in her hostel room on May 1, with police treating the case as a suspected suicide pending further investigation.
• This marks the second death of a Nepali student at the university in less than three months, following the February suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, which was linked to unaddressed harassment complaints.
• Bhubaneswar police have filed an unnatural death case and are conducting forensic investigations, with no suicide note recovered so far and Sah's parents arriving for the post-mortem on May 2.
• Nepal's government, led by Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, has engaged Indian and Odisha authorities via diplomatic channels to ensure a transparent and comprehensive investigation.
• The incidents have reignited concerns over safety and welfare measures for international students at KIIT, as well as the university’s response to harassment and mental health issues.