Bhubaneswar, Feb. 18 -- The Odisha government, on Tuesday, constituted a high-level fact-finding committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Home Department to probe into the death of a Nepalese female student inside the hostel premises of KIIT University as well as the alleged excessive use of force by university security personnel.

A press note dated 18th February stated that the high-level committee would comprise the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, the Principal Secretary of the Women & Child Development Department, and the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Higher Education Department as its members.

"In light of the recent unfortunate incident relating to KIIT University, the G...