New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal has written to its counterpart in India requesting that the truth of the KIIT incident be investigated and justice be provided to the victims.
The Nepal Commission has written to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India requesting to investigate the truth of the incident in which a Nepali student, Prakriti Lamsal, studying at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University
She was found dead in the hostel of university when the Nepali students demanded to investigate the truth and provide justice to them.
In the letter, the Nepal Commission has requested the NHRC to investigate the suspicious death and provide justice to the victims, to provide speedy justice to the students who were beaten and mistreated in the university, to ensure complete security of the Nepali students and ensure that they can study in a fear-free environment, and to bring the university officials and individuals involved in the incident to justice.
In addition, based on the complaints received, the Commission has also sought information about the incident and the condition of the students from the Nepali Embassy in India and other sources.
As it is being reported that Nepali students who were forced to leave the university due to the circumstances arising from the incident are still unable to return to the university in a fear-free environment, the Commission urges the Government of Nepal to take further diplomatic initiatives in this regard and create an environment where students can study.
Earlier, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on February 22 spoke to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the phone and insisted that the teachers and staffers who misbehaved with Nepalese students be removed from KIIT.
The State Government, on its part, also issued instructions to the KIIT authorities to take prompt action to restore the confidence of Nepalese students who have not returned to the campus so far.
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli had also expressed concern over the incident and rushed two embassy officials to Bhubaneswar to take stock of the situation.