March 28, 2026

sexual harassment

Balasore sexual harassment case: She taught others to fight, but when she cried for help, no one turned up | India News

Pradip Karmakar03 mins

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…

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Odisha self-immolation case: Rahul Gandhi blames ‘BJP’s system’ for student’s death; Dharmendra Pradhan calls it ‘petty politics’ | India News

Pradip Karmakar04 mins

Rahul Gandhi; Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: A political tussle erupted in Odisha on Tuesday after the college student who had attempted self-immolation over alleged sexual harassment by a senior faculty member, succumbed to her injuries.While opposition parties Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) blamed the “BJP system”, the ruling party hit back by asking the…

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