Odisha bandh: Opposition parties demand judicial probe into college girl's death

Bhubannneswar, July 17 -- Opposition parties in Odisha have demanded a judicial probe into the death of Soumyashree Bisi who succumbed to 90 per cent burns on July 15 after immolating herself in the college on July 12 in protest against the alleged mental and sexual harassment by assistant professor Samir Sahu.

The Opposition has also demanded resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Higher Education Minister Suryavansi Suraj, holding them responsible for the incident.

Meanwhile, a dawn-to-dusk 'Odisha bandh' called by eight opposition parties led by Congress over the death of Soumyashree, a student of FM (Autonomous), College, Balasore, affected normal life across the state. Besides the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the Na...