Expressing sorrow over the dying of one other feminine scholar from Nepal finding out on the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Expertise (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Ambassador of Nepal to India Shankar P Sharma stated that the embassy is working carefully with the MEA, Odisha authorities, police and the college for a radical investigation into the matter. The newest scholar dying case marked the second such dying involving a Nepalese scholar on the college inside 90 days.
“Deeply saddened by the tragic dying of Nepali scholar Prisha Sah, present in her hostel room at KIIT, Odisha. Heartfelt condolences to her household. Prayers for everlasting peace. We’re carefully coordinating with MEA, Odisha Govt, police & the college for a radical investigation,” Sharma stated in a publish on X.
Deeply saddened by the tragic dying of Nepali scholar Prisha Sah, present in her hostel room at KIIT, Odisha.
Heartfelt condolences to her household. Prayers for everlasting peace.We’re carefully coordinating with MEA, Odisha Govt., police & the college for a radical investigation. pic.twitter.com/ae8X3ZlZwQ
— Dr. Shankar P Sharma (@DrShankarSharma) Might 2, 2025
The coed from Nepal was discovered hanging in her hostel room contained in the college campus on Thursday, police stated. In response to information company IANS, the deceased was recognized as Prisha Shah, a first-year B.Tech pc science scholar who reportedly hails from the Birgunj space of Nepal.
Upon being knowledgeable, Bhubaneswar Commissioner of Police, Further Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, and different senior law enforcement officials, together with Infocity police employees instantly reached the spot and initiated a probe into the suspicious dying of the Nepali feminine scholar.
The deceased’s physique has been despatched to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for a autopsy, which is scheduled to be held after the arrival of her members of the family on Friday. “In the present day night at round 7 p.m., when attendance was being taken, one scholar, Prisha Shah, who was alone within the room, didn’t reply. When the school officers checked, she was discovered hanging. Upon being knowledgeable, we got here right here and are conducting an investigation,” stated Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh, as quoted by IANS.
He additional said that the scientific group additionally reached the hostel and is looking out the deceased’s room for proof. Singh famous that each one the scholars within the hostel think about the police and are cooperating within the investigation.
The Police Commissioner instructed media individuals that an investigation has began after the registration of an unnatural dying case on this regard, as none has lodged any criticism alleging foul play within the case.
He stated motion might be taken if anybody’s involvement within the suspicious dying of the Nepali scholar involves the fore.
“We’ve been questioning different women within the hostel to establish whether or not the deceased had shared something with any of them and confirmed any suspicious signs. We’ve spoken to the officers of the Nepal Embassy, who’ve additionally knowledgeable the deceased’s members of the family. Her dad and mom will attain Bhubaneswar on Friday morning,” Singh added. He claimed that the scenario is regular on the campus, as the scholars have full religion within the neutrality of police investigations.
Sources within the Commissionerate Police instructed IANS that the deceased scholar was beneath extreme psychological stress over a strained relationship together with her boyfriend, who’s staying at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
KIIT College got here within the line of fireside following the suicide of a Nepali feminine scholar, Prakriti Lamsal, on February 16 and the next assault on different Nepali college students by the personal instructional establishment’s safety guard.
(With company Inputs)