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Facing backlash, Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has announced a scholarship in memory of Prakriti Lamsal, a 20-year-old Nepalese student who was found dead in her hostel room on February 16.
Her death, suspected to be a suicide, led to protests on campus. The scholarship was announced by KIIT's founder, Achyuta Samanta, who met Prakriti's family to offer condolences.
KIIT has also been working to support Nepalese students on campus. The development comes after officials from Nepal’s Embassy in New Delhi visited the university to assure students of their safety.
Many students who had left the campus after the incident have started returning.
Prakriti Lamsal was a third-year BTech Computer Science student at KIIT. She allegedly took her own life after being harassed by a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student, Advik Srivastava, from the same institute.
The accused, who is said to be the son of a politician in Lucknow, was arrested for abetment to suicide and placed in judicial custody.
Following the incident, tensions rose as some Nepalese students accused university authorities of mishandling the situation. Reports suggested that many of them were forced to leave the campus without proper notice, leading to further outrage.
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