The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initiated a diplomatic initiative to investigate the death of Prissa Sah of Birgunj who was studying at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Trekking (KIIT) in Odisha, India.

Sah was found dead in her room on Thursday evening.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba took to her social media, Facebook, to express grief over the incident in which Nepali student Prissa Sah, a student of KIIT in India, was found dead at her hostel room.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated diplomatic initiatives to investigate the truth behind the incident through the Government of India, senior officials of the Odisha Government and the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday itself", Minister Rana wrote.