Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Odisha Girl Dies After Self-Immolation Over Harassment
A young tribal girl in Odisha set herself on fire because she was being harassed by a man.
She died in the hospital.
The man who was harassing her has been arrested.
The girl's family says the man had threatened to set her on fire.
The government has given the family some money to help them.
The leader of the opposition, Naveen Patnaik, is very upset and says the government should have done more to protect the girl.
There have been other similar cases in Odisha recently, and people are worried about safety.
A minor tribal girl allegedly set herself on fire over sexual harassment and died in Rourkela, Odisha.
A 24-year-old man, who had been harassing her for months, has been arrested.
The victim's family claims the accused had threatened to set her on fire, but the police say they were never approached.
The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the victim's family.
Opposition leader Naveen Patnaik criticized the government's inaction and indifference towards preventing such incidents.
- Who
- A minor tribal girl and a 24-year-old man
- What
- Self-immolation over alleged harassment leading to death
- When
- Early hours of Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Rourkela, Odisha
- Why
- Alleged harassment and threats by the accused
Opposition
Government
Government Inaction
Opposition
The government failed to act on prior threats and did not prevent the incident.
Government
The victim's family never approached the police about the harassment.
- Victim
- Minor tribal girl
- Location
- Rourkela, Odisha
- Incident
- Self-immolation over alleged harassment
- Accused
- 24-year-old man
- Injuries
- 90% burns and multiple organ failure
- Ex-gratia
- Rs 4 lakh announced by the state government
- Political Reaction
- Opposition criticizes government over rising crimes against women
