Odisha student set herself on fire due to…., dies after battling for life for 3 days, had accused….

In a tragic incident, the female student, who tried self-immolation alleging inaction over her complaint against sexual assault, died last night after battling for life for three days.

“Despite adequate resuscitation and all possible supportive management, including renal replacement therapy at Burns ICU, she could not be revived and was declared clinically dead at 11:46 pm on 14/05/25,” the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar said in a statement.

The 22-year-old in her complaint to the principal of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College had alleged inaction over her complaint against her professor, who sexually harassed her. The state’s Higher Education Department in the suspension order said the principal, Dillip Ghose, had failed to handle the matter properly and perform his duties.

What was the principal accused of?

Dillip Ghose was accused of shielding Education Department’s HoD Samira Kumar Sahu, who has already been arrested by the police. He said the principal ignored pleas for help and instead pressured his daughter to withdraw her complaint, even threatening rustication.

Did the girl warn of suicide?

The student posted on X, which she created in June, days before setting herself on fire outside her college in Balasore that she would end her life if no action was taken against a faculty member she accused of sexual harassment. She had said, “If I don’t get justice, I will commit suicide.” She tagged the government and student union members. “My daughter set herself on fire minutes after coming out of the principal’s room. The principal had put pressure on her to withdraw the complaint against the teacher who sexually and mentally harassed my daughter,” her father alleged.

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