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KIIT student suicides: The college has suspended staff members to make zenophobic comments against the students who allegedly protesting on the campus for students allegedly involved in the campus after a student’s suicide.
Pest Student Suicide Ro: Professor, who made zenophobic remarks, has publicly apologized for damaging the feelings of the Nepali people. (screen grab)
Kiit student suicides: A Nepali student of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) at Bhubaneswar allegedly abolished his life, allegedly due to a stressful relationship with a fellow student, Nepal students took both the protests online and offline. . Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also joined him demanding justice. The incident increased in a diplomatic issue between India and Nepal. Amid growing stresses, a video that shows two university staff, engaged in a warm exchange with students opposing on campus, is on all social media platforms.
In now-viral video, a professor, known as Manjusha Pandey, can be heard saying to the students that the founder of the institution “feed and educate 40,000 students for free”. Another staff member, known as Jayanti Nath, says that the money spent on students is equal to the national budget of Nepal.
After the backlash, KIIT suspended the staff members and released an official apology to the students. Employees also said that their comments were made in the “moment of the moment”.
Insect said in his “forgiveness letter”, “We are very happy with the untoward incident in our campus on the evening of 16 February 2025. We also regret as some of us treated the agitating students. .
“We have removed them from service. He has also apologized for his behavior. We apologize for all those that have happened and through it tenders our love and affection for all the students and people of Nepal, “Dimde-to-B University added more.
This statement urged the students of Nepal to resume classes with immediate effect, stating that they “love them as much as they love the people of India and the world”.
A letter of apology to the Vice Chancellor, Kiit-Dukiit has always been a home for students around the world, which promotes the culture of inclusion, respect and care. We regret the recent incident deeply and confirm our commitment to security, dignity and good … pic.twitter.com/mjb1zo9jgj
– Kiit – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (@Kiitunivers) February 18, 2025
Pandey, who was a professor in the insect, issued an forgiveness for “harm to the feelings of students, brothers and sisters of Nepal”.
In a video statement, he said, “I am making this video to apologize for the statements that I asked for this time on the 16th night. I want to tell that whatever statements I had made, I said, are mine and have nothing to do with any authority of the university. And if any of my statements have damaged the spirit of my Nepali students, or the people of Nepal, then I apologize honestly for this. [sic],
Jayati Nath, former Joint Director of Girls Hostel and Student Affairs, also apologized for her comment.
“I would like to take a moment to apologize for my recent comments, handling the student protests that move beyond my control. My intention was never to offend or dislike someone and I regret it if my words caused unexpected harm to someone’s feelings. I want to emphasize that my words do not reflect the views of the university or officials, “Nath said in a video statement.
He said, “I am very sorry and apologize for whatever has happened. However, it is important to state that my words were a direct response to the statements made during protests where my country, and institutions were concurrent on the poor. In this hot exchange, my reply was to defend against those comments, not Nepal and its people in any way. ,
It should be dismissed immediately. It seems that she does not know or means what she is reading. Like a conditional apology. Not only has he bought shame for the brand name of the university, his underdeveloped knowledge about handling such a situation has also been shown that he is unable … pic.twitter.com/2tqu1l9tbi– Gayatri (bharatkibti) (@changu311) February 18, 2025
Bhubaneswar-Katak police arrested the accused 21-year-old Edvik Srivastava from Lucknow. The victim, 20 -year -old Prakrit Lamsal from Nepal, hanged himself and killed himself. A case has been registered under Section 108 of the Indian Justice (BNS).
“We investigated the case, and we found Prima facial evidence that there was some kind of harassment that could motivate the girl to die of suicide, so we arrested the accused person; We investigated them, and today, he has been sent to judicial custody, “Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Dutta Singh said on Monday evening.
He further said that the police have seized the victim’s personal belongings, including his mobile phone, which will be sent for the forensic examination.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said in a Facebook post, “It has come to our attention through media and social media that a Nepali student died in Hostel of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Odisha, India It is done, and Nepali students have been forcibly evicted from the hostel. ,
He also announced that the Nepal’s embassy in New Delhi had sent two officers in Odisha to provide assistance to Nepali students. He assured that arrangements were being made to allow students to either stay in their hostels or return home, on their priority basis.
