Series of fatal crimes
against women in last few years and the latest one in particular make clean
examples of how efficiently and promptly the whole system works to ensure
enhanced security to women in Odisha.

Death of woman teacher Itishree Pradhan, who was set
ablaze in a school hostel in Odisha’s Rayagada district, has once again brought
the issue of safety and rights of women to the fore again. Growing numbers of
such crimes against women have raised serious doubt over the actions of Odisha
government to ensure safety to the women in the state.
Worked as a contractual teacher at Tikiri Upper Primary
School in Rayagada district, Itishree was set afire on October 27 and she
finally succumbed to the born injuries after struggling for life for five days
in a private hospital in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.