India, July 14 -- In a major development in the shocking self-immolation attempt by a student of Fakir Mohan (FM) College, Balasore, police on Monday arrested the college principal, Dillip Kumar Ghose, after his suspension.

The Sahadevkhunta police took Ghose into custody two days after he was placed under suspension by the Odisha Higher Education Department.

Earlier, Head of Department (HoD), Education, Samira Kumar Sahu, had also been suspended for his alleged involvement in the mental harassment of the student. Later, he was arrested by the police.

The incident occurred on July 12 (Saturday), when Soumyashree Bisi, a second-year Integrated B.Ed student, attempted to set herself on fire outside the principal's chamber. Reports sugg...