A 13-year-old girl from Phiringmal village, Odisha, is battling for life after allegedly setting herself ablaze. This is the fourth such incident in a month, following three similar deaths across the state, prompting concern over the disturbing trend.
A 20-year-old B.Ed student in Odisha died after self-immolating over alleged sexual harassment by her professor. She succumbed to burn injuries at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Police have arrested the accused HoD and the college principal for negligence and abetment.
A disturbing incident unfolded at the IKP procurement center in Annaram village on Sunday, where farmers Guguloth Keema Naik and Punnamma attempted self-immolation in front of hundreds of people. Fellow farmers quickly intervened, saving them from the desperate act, and then staged a protest at the center to show solidarity with the couple.
Bellampalli ACP Ravi Kumar confirmed that the woman was returned to her parents, who were counseled by the police regarding the implications of her actions. On October 29, the woman, identifying herself as Shiva Brahma Vishnu Mata, announced her intention to immolate herself in a fire pond at Muthyalamma temple in Hyderabad to protect the Sanathana Dharma of Hinduism. She made this declaration while visiting Vemulawada town on November 2.
Police said Shiva was instructed to arrange somebody to drive him back to home. However, he picked up an argument with the traffic cops and left, only to return later and set himself on fire
In a surprising incident, a man set himself on fire when police seized his phone after he was found shooting their photos as they were checking the vehicles at Pothireddy Pally Junction in Sangareddy town
The accused in the recent Parliament security breach initially planned a self-immolation protest but changed their strategy due to lack of fire retardant gel
The man, Ramesh Yadav, was working as a sanitary field assistant in Circle IV of the GHMC. He alleged that his higher officials failed to pay his salary for the last 10 months despite repeated requests.
Police said the women, identified as K Lakshmi, K Sulochana and K Sujatha, all sisters, came to the commissionerate and picked up an argument with the staff demanding the sanction of double bedroom houses.
