Bhubaneswar: A second-year integrated B.Ed. student from Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, Odisha, who set herself on fire after allegedly being sexually harassed by a professor, died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday.
The student, who suffered 95 per cent burns, had taken the extreme step on Saturday after alleged inaction against the professor.
She was initially admitted to Balasore district hospital before being shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where she was undergoing treatment in the ICU of the burn centre.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi condoled the death and said all those involved in the case would face the strictest punishment under the law. The student had remained in critical condition for three days before she succumbed to her injuries.
