Odisha Police have claimed that no person was involved in the burning of a 15-year-old girl, who has succumbed to her injuries, even though the victim's mother alleged that three unknown miscreants set her daughter on fire. The girl, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Delhi after sustaining burn injuries in the incident which took place near her house in Balanga area of Puri district on July 19, died on Saturday. She was earlier airlifted from Bhubaneswar to the national capital for better treatment. The police, however, did not make it clear how the girl "caught" fire.
ବଳଙ୍ଗା ଘଟଣାରେ ପୀଡିତା ଝିଅଙ୍କ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଖବର ଶୁଣି ଆମେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ । ଏହି ଘଟଣାରେ ପୋଲିସ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ତଦନ୍ତ ନିଷ୍ଠାର ସହ କରାଯାଇଛି। ତଦନ୍ତ ଶେଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟରେ ପହଞ୍ଚି ସାରିଛି। ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିବା ତଦନ୍ତ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଏହି ଘଟଣାରେ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ସମ୍ପୃକ୍ତି ନ ଥିବା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଛି। ଏଣୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ…
— Odisha Police (@odisha_police) August 2, 2025
The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on in Puri last month succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Saturday. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and set ablaze on the banks of Bhargavi River in Puri district on July 19. The victim, who had sustained over 70 per cent burn injuries, was admitted to a community health centre and later shifted to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. She was airlifted to AIIMS-Delhi, where she was undergoing treatment.The victim's father has claim that she ended her life due to mental distress.
#WATCH | Delhi: A 15-year-old girl was set on fire by miscreants on July 19 in Balanga, Odisha, and succumbed to her injuries yesterday, her father says, "I don't want to point fingers at anyone. Everyone prayed for my daughter, irrespective of religion. I am not upset with… pic.twitter.com/lNUHVr0mxZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2025
An uneasy calm prevailed in Bayabar village in Odisha's Puri district on Sunday, with most of the villagers staying indoors, a day after the 15-year-old girl succumbed to her burn injuries at AIIMS Delhi.
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