India, July 13 -- After the shocking self-immolation attempt by a student in Balasore, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) launched an eight-member fact-finding panel to investigate the fateful incident.

According to news agency ANI, the committee will be headed by Meenakshi Bahinipati, the state Congress's women's wing president, and include Congress MLA Sofia Firdous among its key members.

On Saturday, a female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College attempted self-immolation in protest over alleged sexual harassment by her teacher.

The Higher Education Department, Odisha, on Saturday constituted a committee to conduct a thorough inquiry into the alleged harassment case against Samira Kumar Sahu, Assistant Professor, FM Au...