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Odisha: Collegian torches self over teacher’s ‘abuse’

IndiaTimes Saturday, 12 July 2025 ()
In Balasore, Odisha, a 20-year-old college student self-immolated outside her campus, alleging sexual harassment by a senior faculty member and institutional negligence. A fellow student was injured while attempting to save her. The accused education department head, Samira Kumar Sahu, has been arrested on charges of sexual harassment and abetment to suicide, prompting heightened police presence and student protests.
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