The death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha continues to haunt the Indian state and polarise local politics. The Odisha Higher Education Department has summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta in connection with the alleged suicide.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli urged the Indian government to intervene in the issue after several Nepali students were evicted

Describing the deceased engineering student as a "daughter of Odisha," the state government on Wednesday assured Nepal that justice would be done to the victim and other students allegedly tortured by