Overview
- The 18-year-old undergraduate died at Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela after sustaining about 90–92% burns and multiple organ failure.
- She set herself on fire late Friday at her home in Lanjiberna, Rajgangpur, after a phone call her family describes as threatening.
- Sundargarh police arrested Nilesh Sahu, 24–25, and say preliminary findings indicate two years of stalking that had recently intensified, including harassment on a bus.
- Health minister Mukesh Mahaling visited the hospital and discussed an airlift once stable, but doctors said she succumbed on Sunday night.
- This is the fifth self-immolation case involving young women in Odisha in six months, and opposition leader Naveen Patnaik demanded strict action as the state announced Rs 4 lakh for the family.