Prakriti Lamsal, a 20-year-old from Nepal’s Kathmandu, was pursuing computer science at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha. She was found dead in her hostel room on Sunday, hours after she spoke to her mother.

The tragic death of a Nepali student in an Indian educational institute highlights the importance of addressing mental health, safety, and the treatment of international students in educational institutions.

The presumed suicide of 20-year-old Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year BTech Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, India, rocked the parliaments in Kathmandu and Odisha on Tuesday, with calls for justice and strong action against the culprits who pushed her to such a tragic end.

As a university in Odisha was celebrating its three-day annual fest, a student's body was discovered in her hostel room. Within hours, the discovery led to embassy-level talks between two countries.

Angry scenes were witnessed in Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday when lawmakers raised concerns over the death of Nepali national Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year computer science student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.

The Nepalese government warned yesterday, Tuesday, January 18, that if the situation surrounding the death of a student at a Bhubaneswar university is not resolved properly and legally, it may discontinue granting no-objection certificates to students seeking to study in educational establishments in India's Odisha.

In response to mounting pressure, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi assured Nepali officials Sanjeeb Das Sharma and Navin Raj Adhik