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Odisha Crime Branch Arrests Two ABVP Leaders in Fakir Mohan College Self-immolation Probe

Investigators have launched digital forensics following the remand of four suspects to uncover evidence of conspiracy in the Balasore self-immolation case.

Police personnel at the Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, in Balasore district, Odisha, Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Crime Branch arrested ABVP state joint secretary Subhra Sambit Nayak and student Jyoti Prakash Biswal on charges of criminal conspiracy and abetment of suicide.
  • Police say CCTV footage and call data show the two were aware of the student’s plan and recorded her self-immolation instead of attempting a rescue.
  • Assistant Professor Samir Kumar Sahu was arrested on July 13 and Principal Dilip Kumar Ghosh on July 15, both charged with abetment to suicide for failing to act on her harassment complaint.
  • All four individuals remain in judicial custody as forensic experts review digital evidence and conduct interviews to map out institutional and student-wing roles.
  • The case has become a political battleground in Odisha, with the BJD alleging ABVP-led conspiracy and the ABVP condemning the arrests as partisan policing.