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Bhubaneswar: Following the death of a Nepal engineering student in Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar the Odisha government on Tuesday constituted a high-level fact-finding committee to probe the death.
As per the notice the committee consisted of the additional chief secretary of the home department, the principal secretary, the women and child development department, and the commissioner-cum-secretary, the higher education department.
The institution has been also placed under notice, and appropriate legal and administrative action shall follow based on the findings of the High Level Fact Finding Committee constituted by the Government.
“The Committee consists of the Addl. Chief Secretary, Home Department, Principal Secretary, Women & Child Development Department and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education Department as members,” it reads.
“Reports of misconduct, including the use of force against students by private individuals, are being investigated, and those responsible shall be held accountable as per the law,” the notice further reads.
Meanwhile, the tragic incident has sparked widespread outrage among students, who are now demanding justice and transparency from the college administration.
The third-year BTech student was found dead in her hostel room, following which Nepali students staged a protest claiming that she was harassed by her fellow student and demanded justice for her.
An accused student, identified by police as Advik Srivastava, was arrested on February 17 and sent to judicial custody on the same day, as per a press statement by Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.
Meanwhile, Nepali Ambassador to India, Shankar P Sharma, held a telephonic conversation with Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) founder Achyuta Samanta in light of the incident.
