NEW DELHI: Pavitra Bhardwaj (40), who tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire in front of Delhi Secretariat, succumbed to her injuries on Monday morning.
Pavitra, who was dismissed from the position of laboratory attendant at BR Ambedkar College in 2012, had alleged repeated sexual harassment by college principal, GK Arora.
Prior to her dismissal Bhardwaj had repeatedly filed sexual harassment complaints against the college principal in 2009.
However, the apex committee of the university ruled in favour of Arora.
Her death prompted protests by teachers and students of the college who demanded that the college principal should step down until a probe is on in this case.
The demonstrators also accused Delhi Police of shoddy investigation in the case, claiming that no action has been taken against the principal and another employee of the college whom she had named in her suicide note.
The woman was sacked from the college two years ago. Police had filed a case of suicide in this case. "We are waiting the postmortem report in the case. Meanwhile, we are questioning the principal and other people in the case," said deputy commissioner of police (Central) Alok Kumar.
The relatives of the woman said that Bhardwaj had filed complaints against the college principal first with an anti-sexual harassment committee and then with the apex committee of the university, both of which had given clean chit to Arora. They demanded immediate arrest of the principal.
"Nobody from the government or the education department visited her. The principal is being shielded. He should be arrested and only then a fair inquiry is possible in the case," alleged Bhardwaj's brother Sanjeev.
BJP leader Vijay Jolly and former Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra, who had met the victim on Sunday, had also questioned why the Delhi chief minister and the education minister had not cared to visit the victim.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of National Commission for Woman Mamta Sharma said if sexual harassment is taking place in schools and colleges, then it is very unfortunate.
"The case has not yet been reported to us. I will get it probed once it comes to us," she said.
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Or better yet how about jumping off a bridge face first 
