The video of Samanta's first public statement on the incident was posted on KIIT's X platform, hours after he was summoned by the Odisha government's high-level committee probing the matter to appear before it on Friday.

The summon to Samanta assumes significance amid demand for action against him by leaders of the BJP, the ruling party in Odisha.

As a university in Odisha was celebrating its three-day annual fest, a student's body was discovered in her hostel room. Within hours, the discovery led to embassy-level talks between two countries.

The suicide of the third-year Nepali student has caused unrest among over 500 Nepali students on campus, with tensions escalating when university authorities attempted to evict them.

Indian police have arrested Advik Shrivastava, the main accused in the case involving a death of Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Bhubaneswar: Tensions at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, escalated following the death of a Nepali engineering student in the hostel campus. Cuttack Police have arrested a student in connection with the incident, charging him with alleged abetment of suicide.

Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba in a telephonic conversation with Odisha's Higher Education Minister Surjya Narayan Patro, urged him to act against those involved in the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal.

Nepal's Ambassador to India, Shankar Sharma, on Wednesday, expressed satisfaction with the prompt action taken by the Indian government and the Odisha state government regarding the recent incident at KIIT University involving the death of a Nepali student.

The suicide of a Nepalese student at KIIT University in Odisha has caused significant campus unrest and protests.

Kathmandu: Lawmakers in both houses of the federal parliament in Nepal on Tuesday (Feb 18) raised concerns over the death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepalese student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.