Bhubaneswar, July 15 -- A 22-year-old B.Ed student from Odisha's Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who had set herself ablaze in protest against inaction on her sexual harassment complaint, succumbed to her injuries late Sunday night after three days of critical care at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

The student had accused her Head of Department, Professor Samir Kumar Sahu, of repeated sexual harassment and had detailed months of abuse in a written complaint to the college's Internal Complaints Committee on July 1. Despite being promised action within seven days, no steps were taken.

On July 12, during a student-led protest outside the college, the woman suddenly rushed towards the principal's office area and set herself on fire. She sustained over ...