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.
- A 22-year-old female student enrolled in an integrated BEd program at Fakir Mohan College in Balasore passed away late Monday after setting herself on fire in protest against alleged sexual harassment and the subsequent lack of action from the authorities.
- She had filed complaints with the college principal and local police, sought help from higher officials, but was reportedly ignored before the incident.
- The incident sparked outrage with opposition parties calling for a bandh on July 17, student protests demanding justice, and formation of an internal committee that made little progress.
- Rahul Gandhi called the death "murder by the BJP system," accusing it of shielding the accused, while former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condemned it as "institutional betrayal- a planned injustice" and called for accountability.
- Odisha BJP leaders condemned political exploitation, assured strict punishment for culprits, and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Rs 20 lakh compensation for the victim's family.
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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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