oday’s news from Odisha 📰 Following the untimely death of a 20-year-old student frTom Balasore’s Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Odisha is currently experiencing a wave of protest and indignation. Citing continuous inaction over her sexual harassment complaint, she allegedly set herself on fire on campus before dying from severe burn injuries2.
This is what’s happening:
Congress and BJD have called for a state-wide bandh tomorrow, July 17, to demand justice and a judicial investigation2.
Political Pressure Increases: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Higher Education Minister Suraj Suryabanshi2 are under pressure from opposition politicians to resign.
Increased Security: Drones, AI cameras, and a large police presence are all part of the increased monitoring in Bhubaneswar.
Government Action: The head of the education department and the college principal have been arrested and suspended. CM Majhi1. The self-immolation of a college student in Balasore causes a statewide outcry
After her complaint went unanswered, a 20-year-old B.Ed. student at Balasore’s Fakir Mohan Autonomous College lit herself on fire on campus, claiming that a professor had sexually harassed her. After receiving care at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for almost 60 hours, she passed away. Both the principal and the professor have been suspended and placed under arrest. A four-member fact-finding team has been established by the UGC, and CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced ₹20 lakh in temporary relief.