Balasore, July 15 -- Mortal remains of the student, who died after setting herself on fire following alleged inaction by the authorities of her college in Odisha against her sexual harassment complaint against an assistant professor, were brought to her native village in Balasore district for the last rites on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old student set herself on fire after allegedly facing prolonged sexual harassment by her college's Head of Department. Despite lodging a formal complaint and seeking help from the principal, her pleas were ignored leading to her taking the drastic step inside the campus of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College on Saturday.

Yesterday, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar confirmed that th...