self immolation

On Thursday, 17th July, Several opposition parties called for a statewide bandh in Odisha. The Bandh was orchestrated to protest the self-immolation death of Soumyashree Bishi, a 20-year-old student at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. The political firestorm ignited by the tragedy intensified with revelations that Congress' student wing orchestrated online harassment campaigns against the victim, even as senior party leaders positioned themselves as champions of justice.

Taking to X, BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma shared pictures of Sourav Behera, an NSUI Odisha worker and Rahul Gandhi fan, calling him an accused in the 20-year-old girl’s self-immolation.

Two people sustained burn injuries after some of the protestors attempted self-immolation during protests against the shifting of toxic waste materials from Bhopal Gas tragedy site to Pithampur

According to the police, the primary hurdle in Parliament security breach conspiracy case lies in the absence of the accused individuals' mobile phones

Saint attempted self-immolation in Bharatpur after 550+ days of protest to save sacred land from illegal mining in Rajasthan

Gulshan Khatun alias Praveen Bibi poured petrol and immolated herself, her husband and three other family members in the wee hours of Saturday

The woman accused Unnao SP leader Rajol Singh of kidnapping her daughter while immolating herself in front of Akhilesh Yadav

A man set himself ablaze to protest against the vaccine mandates imposed by the government in Victoria in Australia

The two sons of the Kerala couple took to social media and alleged police forced their parents to commit suicide