KATHMANDU, May 7: The person responsible for the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal, who was found dead at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, is still in police custody.
According to the Bhubaneswar police in Odisha, who spoke with Nagarik journalists reporting on the case of another student, Prisha Shah—also found dead at the same college—the accused in the Lamsal case remains detained.
Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner Dr Suresh Dev Datta Singh stated that the person responsible for the death of Prakriti Lamsal is still in custody and that the investigation into the Prisha case is also progressing well.
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Singh said that there are no boundaries in criminal investigations and there should be no discrimination between foreign and domestic citizens. He added that whoever commits a crime, regardless of their nationality, is a criminal. No one can prevent bringing the criminal to justice.
He further mentioned that the investigation into Prakriti Lamsal's death was based on facts, and the accused is still in custody. On February 16, Prakriti was found dead in her hostel room. After she was found hanging, Nepali students studying there staged protests, demanding a fair investigation.
According to the Nepali students, Prakriti had repeatedly suffered mental harassment from Advik Srivastava, and complaints had been lodged multiple times with the university administration regarding the matter. However, the university administration had not taken the issue seriously, which led to the incident, prompting the Nepali students to go on protest.
The police had arrested Advik Srivastava, on charges of mentally harassing Lamsal. The accused, Srivastava, is currently in police custody in Bhubaneswar. The police have stated that he is being interrogated as per the requirements of the investigation.
