US Edition15-Year-Old Odisha Girl, Set on Fire by Miscreants, Dies in AIIMS Delhi
PURI DISTRICT, ODISHA, AUG 2 – The minor suffered over 70% burns and was transferred from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to AIIMS Delhi; police have not arrested suspects two weeks after the attack, officials said.
- AIIMS Delhi reported her passing on Saturday, August 2, after she succumbed to burn injuries at AIIMS Delhi.
- Amid the investigation, Odisha police said she was intercepted by three miscreants, who abducted and set her ablaze on the banks of Bhargabi river near Bayabar village.
- Doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar transferred her due to critical condition after she sustained over 70 percent burn injuries and was airlifted to AIIMS Delhi on July 20.
- Odisha police claimed the investigation is in its final stage, but no arrests have been made after 15 days, and OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das demanded arrests within three days and threatened to gherao the DGP office.
- In a reflection of wider discontent, Trinamool Congress argued Odisha has become a breeding ground for criminals after a Balasore girl succumbed following a self-immolation incident, highlighting systemic failure, as warned by Naveen Patnaik.
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15-year-old Odisha girl set ablaze by miscreants dies in AIIMS-Delhi
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Odisha girl, set 'ablaze' days ago, dies in Delhi. Then a twist from cops
While the girl's mother alleged that three individuals were involved in setting her 15-year-old daughter on fire, the Odisha Police said their investigation found no evidence of involvement by anyone else in the incident.
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