THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Bhubaneswar, March 28: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report from the Odisha government, UGC, and NAAC within four weeks regarding the suicide of a 20-year-old Nepalese female B.Tech student Prakriti Lamsal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar.
The rights panel has directed Odisha’s chief secretary, Khurda district collector, police commissioner, and the heads of UGC and NAAC to submit their reports.
NHRC has found gross negligence in the death of Prakriti Lamsal, whose body was discovered in her hostel room at KIIT on February 16.
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Following her death, tensions escalated on campus as Nepalese students protesting the incident were assaulted and forcibly evicted.
The case sparked nationwide outrage and led to intervention by Nepal’s Prime Minister.
In response, the NHRC dispatched a team for an on-the-spot investigation and, on March 27, uploaded the case status on its website.
The commission has now sought an action-taken report from the Odisha government, directing the chief secretary, Khurda district collector, commissioner of police, and the chairpersons of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to submit their findings within four weeks.
