Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl student found dead in hostel campus, students stage protest

Tension escalated at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar after a female student was reportedly found dead in the hostel campus on Sunday evening. 

While the exact cause of her death remains unclear, the young student is believed to have died by suicide in the university hostel. Preliminary probe reveals the girl died by suicide over her ‘broken’ relationship with a fellow student in the KIIT University. The deceased has been identified as Prakriti Lamsal from Nepal.

As per reports, she was a B.Tech third-year student. She was allegedly in a relationship with a Mechanical Engineering student Advik Srivastava at the same university for the last three years. However, things took an ugly turn after the boy reportedly got a job offer, leading to a misunderstanding between the two, as per the claims. However, fellow students have claimed Prakriti Lamsal took her own life after enduring relentless harassment from her Advik.

The unfortunate demise of the female student has prompted fellow students to express their discontent by blocking roads near the campus as a mark of protest. A sense of unrest prevailed among the students, who demanded transparency in the investigation. 

The irate students also demanded the arrest of the deceased’s ‘boyfriend’. Their demonstration, demanding accountability and transparency, has resulted in a blockade at the entrance of the campus. 

Till the last report came in, police forces were deployed to manage the situation and restore calm. Two platoons of forces already arrived at KIIT University to pacify the students and re-establish normal conditions. Meanwhile, the body has been seized and sent for autopsy to Capital Hospital and her parents have been informed about the unfortunate incident.