Odisha bandh on Thursday called the Odisha bandh over the death of a student of sexual harassment in Odisha. The protesters stopped the train in Bhadrak. Buses were checked in Bhubaneswar. The passengers had to go home on foot.
Tires were burnt on the Chennai-Kolkata highway in Bhadrak district. Due to which there was a long queue of trucks. Many nearby shops were kept closed. There was silence in the market. People also landed on the road in Mayurbhanj.
8 opposition parties including Congress participated in this demonstration. Among them, Leader-activists of Biju Janata Dal, Communist Party of India Marxist CPI (M), Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI) also appeared in the performance.
At the Fakir Mohan Autonomas College in Balasore, Odisha, the student set herself on fire on the haresment on 12 July. He was taken to AIIMS where a 20 -year -old student died on 14 July.
July 14: President Murmu met the victim student
President Draupadi Murmu went to the burn unit of AIIMS on July 14 and met the victim. The President reached Bhubaneswar AIIMS to attend the convocation. He assured the victim’s family of the best treatment. However, the student died on the same day.
July 12- Student committed suicide, accused arrested
The student Fakir was a second year student in Integrated Bed Course at Fakir Mohan College. On July 12, he had set fire to the college campus by spraying kerosene on the college campus, upset by the Sexual Harassment of the Head of Department (HOD).
She had gone to the principal before the incident, but the principal asked her to withdraw her complaint. After this he committed self -immolation. The student was first admitted to Balasore District Hospital. From there, doctors referred AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
The Odisha police arrested the accused HOD Sameer Kumar Sahu on 12 July. The state government suspended the principal of the college Dilip Ghosh. However, the police also arrested the principal on 14 July amid protests across the state.
