India, March 4 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered an on-spot inquiry into the death of a Nepalese girl student at KIIT University in Odisha and asked its officials to submit a report by March 10.

The NHRC issued the order while acting on a complaint that the 20-year-old student died by suicide in her hostel room in KIIT University on February 16 afternoon. The commission said that the investigation should be held by the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

"Considering the seriousness of the matter, the commission directs the Registrar (Law) to proceed for an inquiry in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar to conduct an on-spot inquiry along with a team consisting of two officers from the investigation...