Another KIIT University student found dead in hostel

Another KIIT University student was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside a hostel in Bhubaneswar.

The deceased has been identified as Rahul Yadav, a resident of Chhattisgarh and a first-year Computer Science student at KIIT.

Police reportedly suspect it to be a case of suicide. The Infocity Police have started an investigation.

Recent Similar Cases at KIIT University

This is not the first such death in recent months at KIIT. Two other high-profile cases have drawn widespread attention and concern:

On 16 February 2025, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B.Tech student from Nepal, was found dead in her hostel room. Her death had triggered widespread protests on campus, with many students demanding justice, transparency, and action against the accused.

Fellow students alleged that harassment and negligence by the university administration contributed to the tragedy. 

In the wake of these deaths, a fact-finding committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) reportedly held KIIT responsible, citing substandard hostel conditions, negligence in handling complaints, and administrative lapses.

Another tragic incident unfolded at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar as another girl student from Nepal was allegedly found dead on campus.

Authorities Respond to Recent Student Demise

Later in the day, the KIIT University acknowledged the recent student suicide and issued an official statement through a press release. 

The institute’s Public Relations Director, Sradhanjali Nayak, stated that, “Rising suicide tendency among students is a wider concern. However, she termed certain factual news reports as "exaggerated". She added that the matter has already been reported to the police, and an investigation is underway.

OTV Clarification 

We would like to state that OTV does not publish exaggerated news. This report was brought to the public based on factual information, in which we included the details provided by the police authorities. As a responsible media organisation, we repeatedly contacted the KIIT authorities for their response on the matter. Once their reaction was received, we immediately published it. We have been continuously reporting on the need for measures to address the rising trend of suicides in KIIT and other campuses. However, although three suicide cases have occurred in KIIT within the past year, the institute did not mention in this letter what awareness or preventive steps it took to address the issue.