Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year Nepali B.Tech student at KIIT, has sparked widespread protests and international attention. The controversy has raised concerns about student welfare, institutional responsibility, and the treatment of international students in educational institutions.

The incident has prompted discussions about the need for more robust support systems for international students studying in various universities in Odisha. This isn't the first time that international students were made to feel unsafe in the state.

In 2011, a group of local students attacked foreign students atRavenshaw University in Cuttack, resulting in injuries to four Afghan students. The assault led to signifi...