India, Feb. 18 -- Odisha's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) vice chancellor Prof Saranjit Singh on Tuesday apologised to Nepali students for the institution's handling of the death of a third-year BTech student from Nepal and announced that two officials who made "extremely irresponsible" comments during the incident have been removed from service.

Tuesday's apology from the vice chancellor on social media platform X follows outrage over the private university's crackdown on students protesting against the death of a 20-year-old student, which also ordered the eviction of nearly 500 Nepali students from its hostels.

"We are extremely appalled by the untoward incident that took place on our campus on the evening of 16th ...