A 20-year-old female student hailing from Nepal was found hanging inside her hostel room in the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Thursday, police said.
The incident comes only two and a half months following the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute on February 16, 2025.
What Happened?
The body of the B Tech student was recovered from room number 111 of the ladies' hostel of the institute, a senior officer said.
She was a student of Computer Science and pursuing her B.Tech, he said, adding that her identity is yet to be ascertained.
Police & Authorities
Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh told PTI, "Yes, the body of a girl from Nepal has been recovered. It seems that she has committed suicide at the ladies' hostel of KIIT."
There has been no comment from the KIIT authorities on the death of the Nepalese student as of yet.
