A 20-year-old Nepali student died by suicide at Odisha's KIIT after alleged verbal and physical abuse by Advik Shrivastava. An audio clip of Advik abusing her went viral, even as Nepali students launched protests, accusing KIIT of ignoring her requests for intervention. Protesting students were allegedly manhandled and abused, while Nepali students were also asked to leave the university premises.