India, Feb. 25 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought a report from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar over the mistreatment of Nepalese students on its campus. The body took the step following the recent suicide by a Nepalese student in her hostel room, a UGC official said on Tuesday.

In the report, India's apex higher education regulator has asked the KIIT administration to share the details of the action being taken to address the students' concerns that arose after the recent incidents, the official said on the condition of anonymity.

On February 16, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year BTech student, was found dead in her hostel room, following which Nepalese students staged protests claiming th...