Bhubaneswar, July 14 -- The Odisha Government today issued strict instructions to all public and private universities, as well as government and unaided degree colleges under the Higher Education Department, to constitute Internal Committees (ICs) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 within 24 hours.
The department's directive follows a shocking incident at F.M. Autonomous College, Balasore, where a second-year integrated B.Ed student attempted self-immolation on Saturday, allegedly in protest against sexual harassment by Assistant Professor Samir Kumar Sahu of the Educational Studies department.
According to reports, the student resorted to the extreme act after allegedly rec...