KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has written to the Indian Human Rights Commission, requesting to investigate the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, India.
According to joint spokesperson Shyam Babu Kafle, the NHRC asked Indian human rights authorities to investigate a Nepali student’s death in a KIIT hostel and the abuse of Nepali students who pushed for a probe.
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The NHRC urged the Indian rights body to provide justice to the victim and mistreated students, ensure full safety to the students studying there, and hold the office-bearers to account with a fair investigation.
The NHRC wrote the letter on February 19. It also said it was collecting information on the incident and status of Nepali students there from the Nepali Embassy in India, based on the complaint filed at the office.
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