KIIT student suicide: ‘On the spur of the moment’: Faculty apologises after controversial 'feeding 40k students for free' remark

Faculty members of KIIT apologised after a controversial video surfaced during campus protests triggered by Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal's suicide. Allegations of evicting Nepali students fueled unrest. Staff members Manjusa Pandey and Jayanti Nath made remarks comparing the university's budget to Nepal's, sparking outrage. Both apologised, clarifying their comments were personal views. The incident led to clashes with security, and KIIT removed two officers, calling their actions ‘extremely irresponsible’