President Murmu visits burn victim at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar

President Droupadi Murmu yesterday met the parents of the girl student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College of Balasore in Odisha who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation bid alleging sexual harassment by a faculty member.

The President went to the burn centre of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar after attending the convocation of the institute and enquired about the health condition and treatment given to the girl student from the team of doctors



who are treating the girl student. The girl student has sustained 95 per cent burn injury and is said to be in a ‘very critical condition’ with a life support system.

Meanwhile, the police arrested the suspended principal of Fakir Mohan College in connection with the incident. Earlier, it had arrested the main accused, an assistant professor of the college, for allegedly sexually harassing the girl student.