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**Headline:** Odisha Police File Charges in Student Self-Immolation Case Following Harassment Allegations

**Bhubaneswar, India – September 10, 2025:** The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has filed a chargesheet against two officials of F.M. Autonomous College in Balasore in connection with the self-immolation of a 20-year-old student. The case has drawn nationwide attention and sparked outrage regarding student safety and grievance redressal mechanisms within educational institutions.

The chargesheet, filed on Tuesday, September 9th, names Samira Kumar Sahoo, Head of the Education Department, and Dillip Ghosh, the college principal. Both individuals are accused of abetting the student’s suicide after she alleged consistent harassment by Sahoo.

According to the chargesheet, which is 504-pages long and lists 120 witnesses, the student had repeatedly complained about the alleged harassment but received no resolution. The student ultimately set herself on fire on July 12th after leaving the Principal’s office. She succumbed to her injuries at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, two days later, suffering from 95% burn injuries.

Sahoo and Ghosh have been charged under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita section 108 (abetment of suicide), which carries a potential sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a fine, as well as sections 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (common intention). The chargesheet was submitted to the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate in Balasore. The State Home Department released a statement confirming the details of the investigation.

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