In another case of sexual assault in a row this month in Odisha, the president of the Congress's students' wing, National Students' Union of India, has been nabbed for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl in Bhubaneshwar. Udit Pradhan allegedly drugged the survivor, who was an engineering student, and sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in March. The survivor said in her complaint that she met two friends at Bhubaneswar's Master Canteen Chowk on March 18, where Pradhan met them and told her he is the president of the Odisha wing of NSUI.&nbsp;"He sat next to me and touched me inappropriately. They then took me to a hotel, checked into a room, and started drinking. I don't drink, so I refused. Udit Pradhan offered me a glass of a cold drink. When I drank it, I started feeling dizzy and asked them to drop me home. I then passed out," the survivor said in her complaint. "When I regained consciousness, I found Udit Pradhan lying next to me. I felt pain and realised something wrong had happened to me," she added in her complaint.&nbsp;This came amid Congress's constant targeting of the BJP for rising crimes against women in Odisha. Now, the BJP leader Amit Malviya slammed the Congress. He took to the social media platform X and wrote, "Shameful but not surprising...Udit Pradhan, the Odisha State President of Congress's student wing, has been arrested for the rape of a 19-year-old engineering student in Bhubaneswar...".&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/donald-trump-denies-report-on-powell-bessent-1753078478760/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/donald-trump-denies-report-on-powell-bessent-1753078478760/embed</a>&nbsp;"This comes close on the heels of another horrific case -- where student leaders from both BJD and Congress were complicit in driving the Balasore sexual assault victim to suicide through a vile campaign of character assassination," he further added.&nbsp;Previous cases in Odisha this month&nbsp;Self-immolation over sexual harassment&nbsp;A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14).The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department.&nbsp;The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice.&nbsp;“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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.&nbsp;Teen girl abducted, set on fire&nbsp;A teenage girl in India's Odisha was abducted and set on fire, after which a massive protest erupted in the capital city, Bhubaneswar, and police imposed the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 163 outside AIIMS, where the girl was receiving treatment. As per a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena, half the protesters dispersed, while the rest were detained outside the hospital for disrupting the medical services in the hospital.&nbsp;"Different groups held protests outside the burn unit. The resultant chaos caused numerous issues for the patients admitted here and their attendants. AIIMS even issued a notice saying protest was not allowed in the premises and that chaos is causing problems for patients and doctors in the hospital," DCP Meena told news agency ANI.&nbsp;"Our zonal ACP, who is also the Executive Magistrate, declared BNSS Section 163, after which 50% people left. The remaining were detained. We will ensure that further protests do not take place and that people do not face any inconvenience here. One platoon of force will remain deployed here so that the situation can be monitored," the officer added.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The survivor said in her complaint that she met two friends at Bhubaneswar Master Canteen Chowk on March 18, where Pradhan met them and told her he is the president of the Odisha wing of NSUI.

In another case of sexual assault in a row this month in Odisha, the president of the Congress's students' wing, National Students' Union of India, has been nabbed for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl in Bhubaneshwar. Udit Pradhan allegedly drugged the survivor, who was an engineering student, and sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in March. The survivor said in her complaint that she met two friends at Bhubaneswar's Master Canteen Chowk on March 18, where Pradhan met them and told her he is the president of the Odisha wing of NSUI. "He sat next to me and touched me inappropriately. They then took me to a hotel, checked into a room, and started drinking. I don't drink, so I refused. Udit Pradhan offered me a glass of a cold drink. When I drank it, I started feeling dizzy and asked them to drop me home. I then passed out," the survivor said in her complaint. "When I regained consciousness, I found Udit Pradhan lying next to me. I felt pain and realised something wrong had happened to me," she added in her complaint. This came amid Congress's constant targeting of the BJP for rising crimes against women in Odisha. Now, the BJP leader Amit Malviya slammed the Congress. He took to the social media platform X and wrote, "Shameful but not surprising...Udit Pradhan, the Odisha State President of Congress's student wing, has been arrested for the rape of a 19-year-old engineering student in Bhubaneswar...". https://www.wionews.com/videos/donald-trump-denies-report-on-powell-bessent-1753078478760/embed "This comes close on the heels of another horrific case -- where student leaders from both BJD and Congress were complicit in driving the Balasore sexual assault victim to suicide through a vile campaign of character assassination," he further added. Previous cases in Odisha this month Self-immolation over sexual harassment A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14). The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department. The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice. “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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Teen girl abducted, set on fire A teenage girl in India's Odisha was abducted and set on fire, after which a massive protest erupted in the capital city, Bhubaneswar, and police imposed the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 163 outside AIIMS, where the girl was receiving treatment. As per a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena, half the protesters dispersed, while the rest were detained outside the hospital for disrupting the medical services in the hospital. "Different groups held protests outside the burn unit. The resultant chaos caused numerous issues for the patients admitted here and their attendants. AIIMS even issued a notice saying protest was not allowed in the premises and that chaos is causing problems for patients and doctors in the hospital," DCP Meena told news agency ANI. "Our zonal ACP, who is also the Executive Magistrate, declared BNSS Section 163, after which 50% people left. The remaining were detained. We will ensure that further protests do not take place and that people do not face any inconvenience here. One platoon of force will remain deployed here so that the situation can be monitored," the officer added.

The survivor said in her complaint that she met two friends at Bhubaneswar's Master Canteen Chowk on March 18, where Pradhan met them and told her he is the president of the Odisha wing of NSUI.&nbsp;

Congress student wing president allegedly drugs and rapes 19-year-old student in Odisha

Amid the investigation into the case of sexual harassment of a student in Odisha's &nbsp;Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, police found CCTV footage that showed a young girl, around the same age as the victim, buying petrol from a filling station. The student who set herself on fire over inaction against her professor, who allegedly asked her for sexual favours, died on July 13. The Odisha Police found the footage on Saturday (July 19) and was analysing it. It is yet to be ascertained how she got the petrol. Meanwhile, filling stations in the district have stopped giving petrol in bottles.&nbsp;Rajkumar Mittal, who is leading the UGC fact-finding team, said the agency will so prepare its report in the investigation.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/uttarkashi-chopper-hit-cable-during-emergency-landing-crashed-preliminary-probe-wion-1752986671619/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/uttarkashi-chopper-hit-cable-during-emergency-landing-crashed-preliminary-probe-wion-1752986671619/embed</a>&nbsp;The UGC team has questioned the principal of the college and members of the internal complaints committee (ICC), which had mentioned in its report that there was no evidence of sexual harassment as alleged by the deceased student.&nbsp;What was the incident?&nbsp;A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14).The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department.&nbsp;The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice.&nbsp;“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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.&nbsp;The chief minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, expressed his grief via a social media post, saying, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Despite the government fulfilling all responsibilities and the relentless efforts of the team of specialist doctors, her life could not be saved. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and give strength to her family to bear this irreparable loss."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Odisha Police found the footage on Saturday (July 19) and was analysing it. It is yet to be ascertained how she got the petrol. Meanwhile, filling stations in the district have stopped giving petrol in bottles.

Amid the investigation into the case of sexual harassment of a student in Odisha's Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, police found CCTV footage that showed a young girl, around the same age as the victim, buying petrol from a filling station. The student who set herself on fire over inaction against her professor, who allegedly asked her for sexual favours, died on July 13. The Odisha Police found the footage on Saturday (July 19) and was analysing it. It is yet to be ascertained how she got the petrol. Meanwhile, filling stations in the district have stopped giving petrol in bottles. Rajkumar Mittal, who is leading the UGC fact-finding team, said the agency will so prepare its report in the investigation. https://www.wionews.com/videos/uttarkashi-chopper-hit-cable-during-emergency-landing-crashed-preliminary-probe-wion-1752986671619/embed The UGC team has questioned the principal of the college and members of the internal complaints committee (ICC), which had mentioned in its report that there was no evidence of sexual harassment as alleged by the deceased student. What was the incident? A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14). The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department. The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice. “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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The chief minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, expressed his grief via a social media post, saying, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Despite the government fulfilling all responsibilities and the relentless efforts of the team of specialist doctors, her life could not be saved. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and give strength to her family to bear this irreparable loss."

The Odisha Police found the footage on Saturday (July 19) and was analysing it. It is yet to be ascertained how she got the petrol. Meanwhile, filling stations in the district have stopped giving petrol in bottles.

CCTV shows girl buying petrol in bottle amid probe in Odisha student's death who set herself on fire over sexual harassment

Odisha Police used water cannons to disperse opposition party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers protesting against the state government in Bhubaneswar over the death of a 20-year-old girl student who immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her professor in college. The second-year B.Ed. student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College died at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on Monday night after fighting for her life for three days. She had set herself on fire on the campus on Saturday (July 12) over alleged inaction against a professor who allegedly sexually harassed her.&nbsp;Hundreds of BJD workers carrying party flags burnt tyres on major roads in Balasore, expressing anger over the “inaction” of the government and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj.There was heavy police deployment and drones were used to monitor crowd movement.Apart from Balasore town, BJD workers also held demonstrations in Jaleswar, Basta, Soro, Baliapal and Bhograi.“People are very angry over the denial of justice to the student who ultimately set herself on fire and died. We will continue the agitation till the BJP government announces a judicial probe into the incident,” said BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra.&nbsp;<h2>Arrests made in Balasore case&nbsp;</h2>&nbsp;The student, a second-year B.Ed student, had reportedly complained about sexual harassment by her professor, but no action was taken. The police have now arrested the college principal and the accused professor, who is also head of the education department.&nbsp;https://www.wionews.com/videos/odisha-bjd-stages-massive-protest-cops-use-water-cannons-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters-1752663527532/embed&nbsp;<h2>Odisha CM announces compensation for family</h2>&nbsp;Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a compensation of ₹20 lakh for the student’s family. He also ordered a detailed investigation into the matter to ensure all those responsible are held accountable.&nbsp;A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said, “The CM has directed concerned officers to investigate the case thoroughly and ensure strict legal action.”&nbsp;Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said in a post on social media platform X, “Shattered to learn of the untimely loss of a young student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Her passing is not just a tragedy—it is a stark reminder of the urgent need to safeguard our campuses.”&nbsp;<h2>Odisha bandh on Thursday&nbsp;</h2>&nbsp;Meanwhile, eight opposition parties including the Congress have called for Odisha bandh on July 17.&nbsp;Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das announced that the bandh is supported by several parties, including Left-aligned groups. He accused the state government of negligence and failure to ensure women’s safety in educational institutions.&nbsp;The Odisha bandh is likely to disrupt public transport and daily services, especially in Balasore and nearby districts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>Student complained to multiple authorities in vain</h2>&nbsp;The student had accused her college Head of Department of harassment repeatedly and had reached out to the college principal and higher authorities, but her complaints were allegedly ignored.&nbsp;BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has criticised the state government’s handling of the case. “It is even more disturbing to think how a failed system can take someone’s life. The most painful part is that this was not an accident, but rather the result of a system that remained silent instead of helping,” Patnaik said in a post on X.&nbsp;“With great courage, she had written to the college principal, informing them about the sexual harassment she had faced. Even after being ignored by the college authorities, she did not give up. To seek justice, she reached out to the higher education minister, the chief minister’s office, and even a Union Minister. She also personally met the Balasore MP to share her plight,” Patnaik said.

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Security was tightened in government buildings in Bhubaneswar, including Rajiv Bhavan and Kharavela Bhavan, which are located in the vicinity of the Lok Seva Bhavan. Police Commissioner S Dev Datt Singh was present near the Lok Sabha Bhavan to oversee the security arrangements.

Odisha Police used water cannons to disperse opposition party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers protesting against the state government in Bhubaneswar over the death of a 20-year-old girl student who immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her professor in college. The second-year B.Ed. student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College died at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on Monday night after fighting for her life for three days. She had set herself on fire on the campus on Saturday (July 12) over alleged inaction against a professor who allegedly sexually harassed her. Hundreds of BJD workers carrying party flags burnt tyres on major roads in Balasore, expressing anger over the “inaction” of the government and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj. There was heavy police deployment and drones were used to monitor crowd movement. Apart from Balasore town, BJD workers also held demonstrations in Jaleswar, Basta, Soro, Baliapal and Bhograi. “People are very angry over the denial of justice to the student who ultimately set herself on fire and died. We will continue the agitation till the BJP government announces a judicial probe into the incident,” said BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra. Arrests made in Balasore case The student, a second-year B.Ed student, had reportedly complained about sexual harassment by her professor, but no action was taken. The police have now arrested the college principal and the accused professor, who is also head of the education department. https://www.wionews.com/videos/odisha-bjd-stages-massive-protest-cops-use-water-cannons-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters-1752663527532/embed Odisha CM announces compensation for family Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a compensation of ₹20 lakh for the student’s family. He also ordered a detailed investigation into the matter to ensure all those responsible are held accountable. A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said, “The CM has directed concerned officers to investigate the case thoroughly and ensure strict legal action.” Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said in a post on social media platform X, “Shattered to learn of the untimely loss of a young student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Her passing is not just a tragedy—it is a stark reminder of the urgent need to safeguard our campuses.” Odisha bandh on Thursday Meanwhile, eight opposition parties including the Congress have called for Odisha bandh on July 17. Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das announced that the bandh is supported by several parties, including Left-aligned groups. He accused the state government of negligence and failure to ensure women’s safety in educational institutions. The Odisha bandh is likely to disrupt public transport and daily services, especially in Balasore and nearby districts. Student complained to multiple authorities in vain The student had accused her college Head of Department of harassment repeatedly and had reached out to the college principal and higher authorities, but her complaints were allegedly ignored. BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has criticised the state government’s handling of the case. “It is even more disturbing to think how a failed system can take someone’s life. The most painful part is that this was not an accident, but rather the result of a system that remained silent instead of helping,” Patnaik said in a post on X. “With great courage, she had written to the college principal, informing them about the sexual harassment she had faced. Even after being ignored by the college authorities, she did not give up. To seek justice, she reached out to the higher education minister, the chief minister’s office, and even a Union Minister. She also personally met the Balasore MP to share her plight,” Patnaik said.

Security was tightened in government buildings in Bhubaneswar, including Rajiv Bhavan and Kharavela Bhavan, which are located in the vicinity of the Lok Seva Bhavan. Police Commissioner S Dev Datt Singh was present near the Lok Sabha Bhavan to oversee the security arrangements.

Anger over Balasore student’s death spills onto streets; cops deploy water cannons, tear gas; Oppn calls state bandh

A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14).&nbsp;“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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.&nbsp;The chief minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, expressed his grief via a social media post, saying, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Despite the government fulfilling all responsibilities and the relentless efforts of the team of specialist doctors, her life could not be saved. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and give strength to her family to bear this irreparable loss."&nbsp;The victim set herself on fire in a protest against the official inaction against her constant complaints against her professor in the college, who allegedly asked for sexual favours from the student.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/iran-7-injured-in-qom-building-explosion-1752555533864/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/iran-7-injured-in-qom-building-explosion-1752555533864/embed</a>&nbsp;How did the incident unfold?&nbsp;The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department.&nbsp;The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice.&nbsp;What's happening now?&nbsp;Sahu was nabbed after the girl set herself on fire. The National Commission for Women also took suo motu cognisance of the case on July 13, demanding an action report within three days.&nbsp;On Monday (July 14), the Odisha government directed all the universities and colleges to form Internal Committees under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, within 24 hours and display the name and contact number of all IC members in a conspicuous place for general awareness.&nbsp;

The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. 

A 20-year-old student of the Fakir Mohan University in India's Odisha set herself ablaze after allegedly being sexually harassed by a teacher, Samir Kumar Sahu; now she has died. The girl succumbed to her injuries a day after the President of India, Droupadi Murmu visited her at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 14). “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 p.m. on July 14,” says a bulletin of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The chief minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, expressed his grief via a social media post, saying, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Despite the government fulfilling all responsibilities and the relentless efforts of the team of specialist doctors, her life could not be saved. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and give strength to her family to bear this irreparable loss." The victim set herself on fire in a protest against the official inaction against her constant complaints against her professor in the college, who allegedly asked for sexual favours from the student. https://www.wionews.com/videos/iran-7-injured-in-qom-building-explosion-1752555533864/embed How did the incident unfold? The girl was a second-year student of B.Ed (integrated) at the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. She set herself ablaze on Saturday (July 12) outside the chamber of the college principal. She filed a complaint against Samir Kumar Sahu, but the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution gave a clean chit to him, who was the head of the education department. The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands. The girl was an active member of the RSS-controlled Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. She had even approached CM Majhi, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the national commission for women, as well as district police officials about her plight - but none could give her justice. What's happening now? Sahu was nabbed after the girl set herself on fire. The National Commission for Women also took suo motu cognisance of the case on July 13, demanding an action report within three days. On Monday (July 14), the Odisha government directed all the universities and colleges to form Internal Committees under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, within 24 hours and display the name and contact number of all IC members in a conspicuous place for general awareness.

The girl had accused Sahu of making sexual advances against her and then threatening to fail her in examinations if she did not give in to her demands.&nbsp;

'She could not be revived': Odisha student dies after setting herself on fire over 'sexual harassment' by professor

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