KATHMANDU, Feb. 18 -- Bhubaneswar police have filed a criminal case against a fellow student in connection with the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, a 20 year old Nepali student at KIIT University on Sunday, inside the university premises.

According to the police, Siddhant Sigdel, Lamsal's cousin, who is a 3rd year B.Tech (Mechanical) student at KIIT, filed a complaint at Infocity Police Station, alleging that Lamsal had taken her own life due to harassment by Advik Srivastava, a 21 year old 3rd year B.Tech (Mechanical) student.

Based on the complaint, police registered a case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Srivastava for alleged abetment of suicide, said the police station in a press release. He was arrested ...