In a tragic incident, a feminine scholar on Saturday allegedly set herself on fire within the school campus in Balasore district of Odisha after lodging a sexual harassment grievance in opposition to a trainer, reported information company PTI.
The incident passed off within the afternoon after the girl met the principal of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) School, Balasore, Dilip Ghosh. She had earlier lodged a sexual harassment grievance in opposition to a trainer, who can also be the pinnacle of the division and demanded motion in opposition to him.
Within the incident, one other male scholar additionally sustained burnt accidents whereas attempting to avoid wasting her.
In response to the police, each the scholars have been rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital in Balasore. Later, the girl was referred to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for superior remedy.
Protest in opposition to the accused trainer
The lady was a second-year scholar of the Built-in B.Ed programme within the school. She had additionally staged a protest within the school campus for one week demanding motion in opposition to the accused trainer, mentioned the police.
After the incident, Principal Dilip Ghosh mentioned: “The coed had come to me and needed motion in opposition to the trainer. I counselled her as she regarded tense. She had lodged a grievance on June 30 and an inner grievance committee (ICC) inquiry was happening.”
In the meantime, the police have detained the accused trainer at Sahadevkhunta Police Station in Balasore.
In response to her mates, the girl scholar was below extreme psychological stress for the previous a number of days over the alleged harassment by the pinnacle of the division.
Her agony was compounded as neither the school authority nor the police took any motion in opposition to the accused trainer, they mentioned.
The tragic incident has sparked stress within the school campus.
Additional investigation into the matter is underway.
In the meantime, Balasore MLA Manas Dutta visited the hospital and mentioned: “The well being situation of the girl scholar is important. Our first precedence is to avoid wasting her life.”
