Bhubaneswar, May 3: The body of Nepali female student, Prisha Sah, who was found hanging in her hostel room at the KIIT University on Thursday evening, was cremated at the Swargadwar in Puri following a post-mortem today.

The body of Prisha Sah was taken in a hearse vehicle to Puri Swaga Dwar and cremated amid Hindu rituals in the presence of her family members. Her family members refused to take the body to her native place in Nepal and opted to cremate it at Swarga Dwar.

Earlier in the day, a postmortem was conducted on Sah's body in the presence of her family members, police, scientific team, and the magistrate.

Family members have demanded a proper investigation into Pisa's suicidal death.

Meanwhile, the University Grants Commission has sent a four-member fact-finding team to investigate the incident. The team led by former IGNOU Head Prof. Nageswar Rao has reportedly been asked to submit its report to the commission in 10 days.

Notably, Prisha is the second female student of KIIT University to commit suicide in just three months. On February 16, a 20-year-old girl student from Nepal ended her life by hanging.

Expressing deep concern, the National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP, asking them to conduct an investigation and submit a report by May 9.

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