Students at KIIT University march with candles to mourn the death of a Nepali student.

On a peaceful Tuesday evening in Bhubaneswar, a group of students from KIIT University gathered together for a candlelight march. The purpose of this march was to demand justice for their fellow student, Prakriti Lamsal, who had tragically passed away. It was believed that she had taken her own life due to the harassment she faced from a student from Uttar Pradesh.

One of the students leading the protest expressed their main goal, which was to have an independent student body that could protect them from such incidents. They also called for transparency from the faculty members of KIIT, questioning why these incidents were happening. The fear was that if an international student like Prakriti could be treated in such a manner, then it was only a matter of time before they too faced similar mistreatment.

In addition to the march, some students also vandalized the selfie point at the institute's main entrance as a form of protest. The call for justice extended beyond the university, with both Bajrang Dal and CPI-M supporters also holding demonstrations in the city. The All India Democratic Students Organisation Cuttack district committee also joined in, staging a protest near College Chhak in Cuttack.

Amarendra Nayak, a member of AIDSO, expressed their disappointment by stating that this incident had damaged the "Atithi Devo Bhava" tradition of India. Similarly, Subhranshu Sekhar, the coordinator for Students Federation of India in Odisha, declared that they would take to the streets if action was not taken against the officials who had allegedly assaulted the students.

It was a somber evening as the students of KIIT stood together in solidarity, demanding justice for Prakriti and calling for a change in the treatment of students. The message was clear - they would not tolerate any form of harassment or mistreatment, and they would continue to fight for their rights as students.

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