US EditionGrief, outrage pour in from all quarters following Odisha college girl’s death, Congress-led opposition calls for ‘Odisha bandh’
BALASORE, ODISHA, JULY 15 – The 20-year-old student died after self-immolating due to ignored sexual harassment complaints, prompting arrests, suspensions, and a Rs 20 lakh compensation announced by Odisha's Chief Minister.
- Bhubaneswar, July 15, Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP system of forcing an innocent daughter to set herself on fire, calling it “an organized murder by the system”.
- Earlier this month, she filed a complaint with the internal complaints committee on July 1 before she set herself ablaze at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore after her harassment complaint was ignored.
- Following the tragedy, the government suspended and arrested Samir Kumar Sahu and Dilip Ghosh, and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Rs 20 lakh aid for the family.
- In a scathing response, Dharmendra Pradhan condemned Gandhi’s remarks as “cheap politics” reflecting a “petty mindset”, while Naveen Patnaik called the sequence “institutional betrayal” bordering on premeditated injustice.
- Following the political storm, the opposition parties called for a statewide bandh, and their youth and student wings held protests at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
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Deceased Woman Student's Brother Lodges Cyber Harassment Complaint at Police Station
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The elder brother of the 20-year-old woman student, who died after she set herself on fire on Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College campus, on Wednesday, lodged a police complaint seeking protection from cyber harassment for the family. India News | Deceased Woman Student's Brother Lodges Cyber Harassment Complaint at Police Station.
Odisha college student who set herself afire over sexual harassment dies
Bhubaneswar: After fighting for her life for three days, the Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor passed away at AIIMS on Monday night, July 14, the hospital said. The second-year Integrated B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, took the extreme step over alleged inaction against the professor and suffered 95 percent burns. Expressing grief over the student’s death…
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