Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Odisha State Government of India has formed a high-level fact-finding committee to probe into the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal inside the hostel of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) as well as the excessive use of force by university security personnel.
Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Satyabrata Sahu leads the committee which has Principal Secretary of the Women & Child Development Department Shubha Sharma and Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Higher Education Department Aravind Agrawal as members, according to a press notice issued by the Information and PR Department of the state government.
“In light of the recent unfortunate incident relating to KIIT University, the Government of Odisha has taken immediate cognizance of the matter and taken steps to arrest security guards and suspension of erring officials involved,” the department said.
The department has also said that the KIIT University has been placed under notice and appropriate legal action will be taken based on the findings of the committee.
“Reports of misconduct including the use of force against students by private individuals are being investigated into and those responsible shall be held accountable as per the law,” the department said in the press note.
