Soumyashree Was Threatened With Rustication By Principal, Says Father

Soumyashree's father, Balaram Bisi, on Sunday made startling revelations about authorities pressuring her to withdraw her complaint with the internal complaints committee (ICC) of the college.

- Asish Mehta/Diana Sahu @Bhubaneswar

"My daughter's friends informed me that a few minutes before she immolated herself, the principal asked her to meet him. He told her that the ICC had found all evidence against her and asked her to withdraw the complaint; else, she would be rusticated from the college," an inconsolable Balaram Bisi told mediapersons at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Balaram, who works as a clerk at Remuna Women's College in the district, said his daughter was being harassed by Samira Kumar Sahoo for the last six months over her attendance, which he claimed was low.