India, March 7 -- In response to the recent alleged suicide of a Nepali girl student in the hostel of the KIIT University here, the Odisha government has constituted a high-level committee to investigate the matter and identify those responsible.

This was informed by Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj in the Odisha Assembly today while replying to a question by MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati.

The committee, chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, includes the Principal Secretaries of the Women and Child Development Department and the Higher Education Department. It was formed on February 18, 2025.

On the evening of February 18, 2025, the Director of the Higher Education Department and the Secretary insp...