Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has granted conditional bail to Dillip Kumar Ghosh, former Principal of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College at Balasore, in the sensational case pertaining to the self-immolation of a girl student over alleged sexual harassment last year.
Ghosh, who had been suspended following the shocking incident, was released from Balasor
e District Jail nearly 10 months after his arrest in the case. Former Assistant Professor Sameer Sahu, the prime accused in the case, is still in the jail.
The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has filed preliminary chargesheet in the case after recording the statements of at least 129 witnesses, reports said. However, the Crime Branch is yet to file the final chargesheet in the case.
The girl student, pursuing BEd course, had set herself on fire in front of the principal’s chamber in July, 2025.
The girl took the extreme step after the college authorities allegedly failed to take prompt steps on her complaint regarding the alleged sexual harassment. She sustained 90 per cent burn injuries and she died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.