KIIT student death: Nepal leaders urge government to stop sending students there
Tul Prasad Bishwakarma of the Rastriya Janamorcha and Madan Kumari Shah of the CPN (Unified Socialist) were among those who demanded termination of issuing NOCs for KIIT.Shah also asked parents and guardians to be aware of the matter related to the safety of their children.Mohammad Khalid of the Janata Samajbadi Party and Krishna Bahadur Rokaya of the Nepali Congress called on the government to ensure a thorough investigation into the death of the female student from Nepal and to provide justice to her family.Prinsa Sah, a 20-year-old student from Parsa district, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday at KIIT.Earlier on February 16, Prakriti Lamsal, 21, from Rupandehi, also died at the same institute by alleged suicide.Responding to this, National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal has urged the government to investigate the death of Nepali students at KIIT and ensure the facts are uncovered.advertisement
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