The Government of Nepal has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The student, a first-year B.Tech Computer Science student from Birgunj, Nepal, was found dead in her hostel room on the evening of Thursday, May 1, 2025. According to police reports, her body was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan around 8:00 pm. Forensic teams were dispatched to the scene, and the case is currently being treated as a suspected suicide. Authorities are awaiting the post-mortem report for confirmation. The incident has sparked serious concern, particularly because it marks the second death of a Nepali student at the university in less than three months. On February 16, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B.Tech student from Nepal, was also found dead in her hostel room. Her death led to protests and raised serious questions about the safety and well-being of foreign students on the KIIT campus.

A routine police response turned violent in Bhayandar on Friday evening when constable Kashinath Bhanuse was brutally attacked with a knife. Bhanuse, who was in plain clothes, had rushed to Babu Bhai Mistry Chawl in Shiv Sena Galli after reports of a heated dispute. But instead of diffusing the situation, he became a victim himself—stabbed by two men, identified as Babu Nepali and Dilip Bhimbahadur. Senior Police Inspector Jitendra Kamble acted swiftly, ensuring the accused were arrested immediately.