Nepali student’s death at KIIT University: Post-mortem to be conducted at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar today

A post-mortem examination of Prisha Sah, a first-year KIIT University student who was found dead in the hostel of the varsity, is scheduled to be conducted on Saturday in Bhubaneswar. The student's body is currently kept at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar.

Earlier yesterday, family members of the deceased student identified the body after arriving in the city. 

Police Investigation Underway

Local police are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the student's untimely demise. The forthcoming post-mortem report is anticipated to shed more light on the case, which may aid the ongoing inquiry.

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Calls for Justice and Safety

The Akhil Bharatiya Nepali Ekta Samaj Committee, an organisation representing the Nepalese community in India, has appealed for justice regarding this tragic event. A committee member stated, “What has happened is not good. We hope this does not happen to anyone else.”

“Whatever is happening is not right. No matter if it is a girl or a boy, or any other person from London, Odisha, Nepal, or anywhere else. Such things should stop happening. We want justice. We should raise our voice, not because she was a Nepali student. We should raise our voice so that no one else goes through this. Everyone should be safe. So, we want justice for Prisha,” Kaushalya Parihar, a Nepali community member, stated.

Likewise, another community member, Giriraj said, “Students come here with a lot of hope and future ambitions. But, there is no security guaranteed for them, be it a Nepali, Bengali, or Odia student. We demand accountability. Repeated incidents of death are highly condemnable and show the University is failing in its duties.”