BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA – FEBRUARY 16, 2025 Prakriti Lamsal, 20, a Nepali student of Information Technology at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) was found dead in her hostel. The video shows the moment a crowd of people try to get into her locked room. When they succeed, she is found dead, hanging from a ceiling fan.

: Prakriti Lamsal 1

: Prakriti Lamsal 2

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