A Nepalese BTech student at KIIT in Bhubaneswar allegedly died by suicide due to on-campus harassment, leading to the arrest of a fellow student. Nepal's PM intervened after reports of forced eviction of Nepali students, prompting Odisha's government to allow their return and restore normalcy.
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