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BALASORE: She taught others to fight. She raised her voice. But when she cried for help, no one listened. The 20-year-old college student who set herself on fire after accusing her professor of sexual harassment was cremated Tuesday amid tears, anger and disbelief in her village in Odisha’s Balasore district.Doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar declared her…
President Murmu (File photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu met the 20-year-old college student at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar burn unit, where the girl is undergoing treatment after attempting self-immolation alleging that her claims of sexual harassment by a professor went unheard. The President was at the hospital to attend the institute’s convocation.The student set herself…
BHUBANESWAR: A 20-year-old college student in Odisha’s Balasore set herself on fire outside campus Saturday after accusing a senior faculty member of sexual harassment and institutional apathy. A male student who tried to rescue her suffered burn injuries. Both were rushed to Balasore district hospital and the woman, with over 90 per cent burns, was…
