The Odisha CM on Sunday reached Bhubaneswar AIIMS and met the Fakir Mohan College student who tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire. She is 90-95 percent burnt. She is on ventilator in the ICU ward. CM Mohan Charan Majhi said- The next 24 hours are very important. A meeting has also been held with the doctors of Delhi AIIMS. If needed, the student will be airlifted. The government will bear the entire cost of treatment. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed the Odisha DGP to take strict action against the case. Actually, B.Ed. Department HOD Sameer Kumar Sahu is accused of mental and physical exploitation of the victim student as well as other students. The police have arrested Sahu. He used to ask for sexual favors from the students. The student was angry with the college administration for not taking action against the accused. She had also discussed with the college principal before setting herself on fire. The entire incident in 5 pictures… Committee formed to investigate the matter Odisha Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said- The state government will bear the entire cost of treatment of the victim student. A high level committee has been formed to investigate the matter. The team has left for Balasore. The victim’s family has also been met. He said that the accused teacher has been arrested. He has been produced in court today. Naveen Patnaik said – The student did not get justice after the complaint. On the matter, former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said in a post – The incident has revealed that the student did not get justice even after repeated complaints. On July 1, the victim had also posted her complaint on social media, but no action was taken. She was suffering for a month. She did not get justice after complaining to the college principal, Union Minister, Odisha CM. Governor Hari Babu Kabhampati should get justice for the student. Complained to the principal, but no action was taken. In fact, some B.Ed. second year students of Fakir Mohan College had complained to the principal against the HOD of Integrated B.Ed. Department, Sameer Kumar Sahu. They said that the HOD mentally exploits them. A student even said that the HOD had also asked her to get physical. A complaint had been made against the HOD earlier as well, but no action was taken. Principal said- The student came to meet, then she set herself on fire. On the incident, college principal Dilip Kumar Ghosh said- On June 30, I received a complaint against HOD Sameer Kumar Sahu. Some girl students told that Sameer Kumar Sahu was harassing them mentally. A girl even said that the teacher had demanded physical relations near the garden. The same day the students had surrounded him and the police was called. The principal said that on the demand of the students, we had formed an internal complaint committee. It had senior female teachers, representatives and some external members. The committee had given the report in 7 days. However, some students were demanding immediate action. Today the student came to meet me, I explained to her for 20 minutes, but she started saying that she cannot wait any longer and left from here. After about 15-20 minutes it was found that she had set herself on fire. Government suspends principal After the case came to light, Odisha government, considering it a serious negligence of the college administration in this matter, has suspended principal Ghosh with immediate effect. In the order issued by the government, it has been said that principal Ghosh cannot leave the city without permission. ………………. Read this news related to the rape case too… Mob kills rape-molestation accused in Arunachal: Murdered after being taken out of police station, curfew in the area; revealed by girls’ complaint of stomach ache On 11th July, a youth from Assam was beaten to death in Lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Curfew has been imposed in Roing town after the incident. The youth was accused of rape and sexual exploitation of minor girls living in the hostel. Read full news…
