Kukumina Das, Registrar of Fakir Mohan University, on Sunday condemned the alleged self-immolation attempt by a female in Balasore, saying that those who were involved should be punished as per the law.
Das slammed the state administration and asked why the incident took place and why she attempted suicide. The Odisha Congress president stated that the victim belongs to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and had filed her complaint back in June.
In a letter, the Odisha Congress said the committee will visit Balasore and inspect the incident site and submit a report to the Pradesh Congress Office.
The accused driver, identified as Utsav Shekhar, has been granted bail by the local police station in the incident that took place in the early hours of July 9.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday slammed the "Double Engine Sarkar" highlighting the institutional apathy and criminal complicity after a young woman in Odisha was driven to self-immolation facing relentless sexual harassment by her college Head of Department (HoD).
The student was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with severe burns, covering almost 90-95% of her body. She is currently on a ventilator in the ICU, and her condition is critical.
"A high-level committee has been formed to investigate this incident. Today, the team has left Bhubaneswar for an investigation, and strict action will be taken based on the findings of that team. I went to AIIMS. I am going to AIIMS today also. We are closely looking at how the girl's healt
The National Commission for Women (NCW) have taken cognisance of a disturbing report from Odisha where a 20-year-old student of a government college in Balasore allegedly set herself ablaze after facing sexual harassment and academic threats by the Heads of Department.
Ujjwal Nikam is best known for handling high-profile criminal cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial of Ajmal Kasab and the 1993 Bombay blasts case.
BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi has brought up serious allegations against the authorities of the college in his constituency of Balasore in Odisha, where a B.Ed student attempted suicide by self-immolation, allegedly after her harassment complaint was ignored.