Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- In response to the suicide of a female student in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Odisha Minister of Higher Education Suryabanshi Suraj assured that those responsible would face strict consequences.

"We immediately arrested the accused and sent them to court. The police seized all her personal belongings and are investigating them," Suraj stated, highlighting the urgent response from the authorities.

The Minister also spoke about the controversy regarding the university's actions, declaring, "All the sine-die notices that the university had issued for Nepali children are not right. We returned them after government interventions."

He continued, "The university appealed to the students who are ...