Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced that the Nepalese embassy in New Delhi deployed two officials to provide assistance to Nepalese students at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology following the reported suicide of a female student on February 16, 2025. In the aftermath, more than 500 Nepali students were compelled to exit the KIIT campus as the university closed indefinitely to all international students from Nepal. The Indian embassy expressed profound sorrow over the tragedy and confirmed that local authorities have launched an investigation into the matter. Student organizations in Nepal denounced KIIT's reaction and called for a probe, criticizing the university for showing a lack of compassion and accountability.