New Delhi, July 22 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar in connection with two consecutive student suicides on February 16 and May 1. The higher education regulator in its notice sent through email said that the suicide incidents have raised "serious concerns regarding the mental health support system, safety protocols, and administrative response mechanisms prevailing" in institution. The commission has directed KIIT to respond within seven days, explaining why disciplinary or legal action should not be initiated against the institute. This comes after a fact-finding panel constituted by UGC to investigate suicide incidents, in its report submitted on May 21 to the commission, identified "critical lapses that contributed to the escalation of events." The panel held KIIT officials accountable for "unlawful actions" and "criminal acts" contributing to the incidents, recommending their "criminal punishment in accordance with the law." "The decisions of sine die and subsequent forceful eviction of foreign students was so serious that embassies of both the countries have intervened to resolve the issue," the panel said....