Odisha: Kin of deceased Nepalese student at KIIT University demands 'thorough probe'

Two days after a Nepalese student was found dead at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar a kin of the deceased on Saturday urged authorities for a thorough investigation and said that the girl student had shown no signs of distress before her deathSpeaking to ANI Rajesh Ranjan the relative of the deceased said that the victims postmortem examination was underway and that the family of the student would cremate the mortal remains in PuriSharing information Ranjan said that the girl had recently spoken to her father and was looking forward to returning homeShe asked her father to book a ticket to come back She was happy to have finished her exam There were no signs of depression Ranjan saidDescribing her as bright ambitious and courageous Ranjan emphasised that the student would have communicated with her parents had she been facing any difficultyPeople are interpreting it wrongly he said urging the public to refrain from drawing premature conclusionsThe family plans to cremate the girl in Puri and has expressed satisfaction with the cooperation extended so far by the authoritiesThe authorities are cooperating fully and we hope this will continue through the investigation Ranjan addedHighlighting the importance of open communication between students and their families he said Children should share everything with their parents so that if there is any problem they can resolve itHe also called upon the government to ensure a transparent and comprehensive probeI want to demand from the government that the investigation is done properly and it should be ensured that such incidents do not happen again in the future he saidMeanwhile the mortal remains of the Nepali student who died in KIIT University were handed over to her family for the last rites to be held in Puri OdishaThe grieving parents of the Nepalese student who was found dead at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology KIIT in Bhubaneswar arrived at the mortuary centre in AIIMS hospitalEarlier in the day a visibly upset mother of the deceased female student from Nepal said We received information about her demise at 800 PMThe father of the Nepalese student informed that his daughter had talked to them in the afternoon on the day of the incidentOn the day of the incident we had a telephone conversation with her at 300 PM She talked to us nicely he saidIn response to the incident the University Grant Commission UGC has constituted a fourmember factfinding committee under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University IGNOU Nageshwar Rao to look into the recent alleged suicide deaths at KIITThe committee will examine the circumstances surrounding these incidents ensure compliance with student welfare and safety regulations and suggest measures to prevent such incidentsThe committee also includes Shashikala Wanjari ViceChancellor of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration NIEPA and HCS Rathore Former Vice Chancellor of Central University of South Bihar Gaya as a member and Sunita Siwach Joint Secretary of UGC as the coordination officer according to a statement from UGC on FridayA Nepali student was found dead in her hostel room in KIIT on Thursday evening making it the second case of a student from a neighbouring country found dead in the institute within three monthsBhubaneswar Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh on Friday said that following preliminary findings in the case related to the death of the Nepali girl at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology KIIT Prima facie it appears to be a suicide case as she was found hanging in her hostel room on Thursday eveningProviding more insights on the matter Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Bhubaneswar Jagmohan Meena stated the girl was found dead during a routine attendance check on Thursday and was found hanging inside her hostel roomDuring the investigation it was found that when the hostel warden was taking evening attendance one student did not respond On checking the girl was found hanging inside her room She was immediately shifted to a local hospital The body is now kept at AIIMS and the girls parents have been informed The girl hailed from Nepal She was studying BTech and was in her first year No note was found in the girls room he saidEarlier in February Prakriti Lamsal also died by suicide at the same universityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params