Have a look at the parents name and family of Advik Srivastava and Prakriti Lamsal
The Bhubaneshwar police on Monday arrested a student named Advik Srivastava, for ‘blackmailing” his fellow student and ex-girlfriend who recently committed suicide at KIIT University.
Notably, the university has acknowledged that the victim approached them with her complaint before counseling them and letting them go.
Who are the parents, father and mother of Advik Srivastava and girlfriend Prakriti Lamsal as KIIT Nepali student commits suicide due to ex-boyfriend
This is the guy who sexually harrased the girl who took her life yesterday in KIIT for months and mentally tortured her.
His Instagram is – @/ __advikk
His name Advik Shrivastava pic.twitter.com/1uUekXquB6— Joe (@Joearya_10) February 17, 2025
Students at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University in Odisha carried out protests that eventually prompted the Nepal Embassy to intervene.
Police identified the victim as Nepal resident and the accused as Lucknow resident Advik Srivastava (21) with him reportedly having two brothers named Ansh and Vansh. While a string of Reddit posts have claimed that Advik’s father is a politician named Manoj Kumar Srivastava which is why the college was trying to suppress the case along with delete evidence, this is yet to be officially confirmed with the name of his parents not known yet.
However, Manoj who is the National President of Bharatiya Kesariya Vahini and a resident of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh took to Facebook to deny the claims of his being Advik’s father.
Meanwhile, age 20 third year computer engineering B.Tech student, Lamsal’s cousin, Siddhant Sigdel, filed an FIR stating that she was continuously harassed and an audio clip featuring abuse from Srivastava surfaced online. KIIT claimed that Lamsal and Srivastava were in a relationship and that the suicide might have resulted from a personal dispute while Sunil Lamsal, father of the deceased Nepali student at KIIT University, stated that his daughter was harassed and emotionally blackmailed, leading to her suicide.
Lamsal who was from Kathmandu, dreamed of a career in the IT industry to “make her parents proud”. The 20-year-old took her life after returning to her room from a college fest on Sunday and her father, Sunil Lamsal, said that she had promised her mother over the phone to call her after returning to her room from the fest.
“She called her mother at 2:51 pm on Sunday and was absolutely normal then. She said she is going to attend the fest and may not be able to take a call for some time because of network issues… Between 5 pm and 5:30 pm on Sunday, we got a call from the university authorities…,” he said.
Bhubaneshwar police arrest Advik Srivastava
Bhubaneshwar police on Monday arrested a KIIT university student named Advik Srivastava in connection with the suicide of a 20-year-old batchmate. Srivastava is reportedly a third-year student at the university and currently 21 years old. According to reports, the deceased student was pursuing a B.Tech in computer science from the KIIT university. She was reportedly found dead in her hostel room.
Police officials detained Srivastava outside the airport on Sunday evening and booked him under Section 108 of the BNS. Following the arrest, the deceased student’s cousin filed an FIR and also accused Srivastava of blackmailing his cousin, which caused the suicide. According to reports, the woman’s family has reportedly landed in Bhubaneswar to collect her body following the post-mortem.
KIIT university student death sparks outrage and protests
Earlier this week on Monday, protests escalated as university authorities announced “sine die” for all international students from Nepal. The university directed over 500 students from Nepal to vacate the campus immediately and board buses to reach various railway stations to eventually head home.
🇳🇵Nepali Student Prakriti Lamsal Studying In KIIT University, India🇮🇳
Had A Relationship With Advik In Same University
After Breakup Advik Used To Bl@ckm@il Her
She Complained To University Administration About Him, But They Didn't Take Action#JusticeForPrakriti pic.twitter.com/HUllrVlMrq
— Sumit (@SumitHansd) February 18, 2025
However, the Nepal Embassy stepped in, alongside the support of Nepal PM Sharma Oli. As a result, the university withdrew their decision and allowed students to remain on campus. Other sources claim that the state government also played a role in asking the university to allow the students to remain in the hostel. KIIT registrar Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty also issued a statement confirming that the deceased student lodged a complaint with the IRO. She stated that:
The IRO officials then called both students, counselled them and also warned the accused not to do so in the future.”
Indian guy not only harrased and molested but also physically abused Nepali Girl. #JusticeForPrakriti
"He broke her nose last year, we rifted, she was back with him again, we tried to stop the girl but he manipulated her" -Prakriti Lamsal 's friend. #NepaliStudents #KIIT https://t.co/qS0O1objP0 pic.twitter.com/Q0YxhQont3
— . (@xyz8685) February 18, 2025
Mohanty also claimed that the victim took the extreme step because of a “strained relationship” with Advik Srivastava. Meanwhile, the university also issued a statement saying:
The KIIT administration has taken all-out efforts to restore normalcy in the campus and hostels to resume the academic activities. An appeal is made to all our Nepali students who have or plan to leave the campus to return and resume the classes.”
Nepal embassy and PM issues statement
The Nepal embassy in New Delhi issued a statement saying that they have contacted the university administration regarding the issue. The embassy also urged KIIT University to ensure the safety of students from Nepal currently residing there. Meanwhile, the Nepal PM Sharma Oli also posted on X, stating the embassy has dispatched two officers to counsel students. He further stated that they have made arrangements to ensure that students have the option to either remain in their hostel or return home.