Prisha Shah was a young Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, who was recently found dead, find out more about her and her death below
Shah was recently found dead in her hostel room, leaving the entire institute and the student community in shock.
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The tragic death has raised serious questions about the institute, as it takes place just months after another similar death in the same hostel.
Prisha Shah found dead
Prisha Shah, who committed suicide at KIIT Bhubaneshwar was from Birgunj. She was persuing her B. Tech first year and is presumed to have died by suicide in her room on the fourth floor of the hostel. She was found dead at around 8:00 pm on Thursday.
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A Nepali student at KIIT named Prisha Shah was recently found dead in her hostel on Thursday evening, April 25, 2025. According to reports, hostel authorities discovered Prisha Shah hanging in her room during the evening attendance check, which took place around 7 p.m. Prisha’s hostel mates initially found her unresponsive and immediately called the police to the scene. Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh also visited the site to oversee the investigation personally.
Cause of death
According to reports, police have registered Prisha’s case as an “unnatural death.” According to official police sources, Shah was reportedly under significant emotional stress before her death. She was reportedly in a strained relationship with her boyfriend whose name isn’t known but who lives in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. As of now, authorities and her family are still awaiting the exact cause of death as her body undergoes a post-mortem examination at AIIMS Bhubaneswar with her death currently ruled as a suicide. Prisha wasn’t on Instagram with her social media profiles not available currently.
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Prisha Shah bio and age
Age 18 Prisha Shah was a first-year student in the B.Tech Computer Science program at KIIT and originally hailed from Birgunj, Nepal. She had moved to India in order to pursue her higher education.
The father of Prisha Shah, a student found dead in a hostel at KIIT University in India, said: “I spoke to my daughter on the phone at 3 pm” and the uncle of Prisha Shah Rajesh Ranjan claimed that Prisha was happy when she talked to her parents at 3 pm on Thursday.
Education
Prisha Shah had only recently begun her computer engineering course at KIIT and was part of the 2024-2028 batch.
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— Hemprasad Jagat (@hemprasad_J) May 3, 2025
Police carry out investigations
Following the tragic incident, the Bhubaneswar police, alongside a forensic team, are currently carrying out a thorough investigation into Prisha Shah’s death. Investigators have reportedly spoken with students from the hostel as well as various KIIT staff. Officers have also coordinated with the Nepal Embassy and have informed her family, who are set to arrive in Bhubaneswar for the post-mortem and final rites.
Unsurprisingly, the tragic death of Prisha Shah has reignited various concerns over the institute and hostel following the suicide of another Nepali student just recently. As of now, authorities are focused on establishing the facts and exact details of the incident.
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