Campus tense as Sambalpur University staffer succumbs to burns
Members of Sambalpur University Employees’ Union staged dharna in front of the administrative building by placing the body of the victim, Dinabandhu Mishra, on road.
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SAMBALPUR: Tension ran high on Sambalpur University (SU) campus on Wednesday after the contractual employee, who had attempted self-immolation near the Vice-Chancellor’s Commissioner, succumbed to injuries while being shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.
Members of Sambalpur University Employees’ Union staged dharna in front of the administrative building by placing the body of the victim, Dinabandhu Mishra, on road. The agitators demanded compensation of Rs 15 lakh for Mishra’s kin and a job for his son. This apart, they also sought action against officials responsible for his death.