The student was suffering from severe mental distress over the alleged sexual harassment and the lack of action against the teacher by both the college administration and the police.
A female student of a college in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday set herself on fire in the premises of the educational institute after her complaint against a teacher over alleged sexual harassement remained unanswered.
The student remains critical and has sustained 90 per cent burn injury. Another male student, who tried to save her, suffered burns. Both of them were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital. However, she was later transferred to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for advanced treatment, news agency PTI reported.
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