Nepali student found dead in Bhubaneswar university hostel, 2nd case in 3 months

A female student from Nepal was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday evening, marking the second such incident involving a Nepali student on the campus within three months.

Police said the student was found hanging in her room around 7 pm in one of the girls' hostels. “Scientific and police team reached at the spot, and doing inquiry by asking other girls of the hostel. An UD (unnatural death) case been filed on this incident,” said Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh.

Authorities have informed both her parents and the Nepal embassy. The body has been sent to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for post-mortem, and the investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of death.