Odisha student sets self ablaze over ‘harassment’: UGC sets up 4-member panel; team will be led by GGIPU’s professor | India News

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has established a four-person fact-finding committee to research the self-immolation incident of a feminine student at a school in Balasore, Odisha, officers introduced on Tuesday.The sufferer, a 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student at Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, set herself ablaze on July 12 exterior the school gate throughout a peaceable protest that had been ongoing since July 1, demanding motion in opposition to the top of the training division.She had earlier submitted a number of complaints in opposition to Samira Kumar Sahu, who heads the Education Department accusing the college member of sexual harassment and threats to control her tutorial scores.After combating for survival for roughly 60 hours at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, she handed away on Monday night time.UGC Secretary Sudeep Singh Jain said, “A four-member panel has been formed to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, including availability and effectiveness of factors such as institutional policies, grievance redressal mechanism, anti-harassment measures adopted and student support systems.”He additional defined that the committee would assess compliance with regulatory provisions and advocate preventive measures for such incidents.The investigation team will be led by Professor Raj Kumar Mittal from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, who can be a UGC member. Other committee members embrace former UGC member Sushma Yadav, former Gujarat University vice chancellor Neerja Gupta, and UGC Joint Secretary Ashima Mangla.