Girl set on fire by miscreants fights for life, curbs at AIIMS Bhubaneswar amid political standoff

Bhubaneswar, 20/7: A 15-year-old girl, set ablaze by unidentified miscreants in Odisha’s Puri district on Saturday, is in critical condition with 70 per cent burns but remains conscious and is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, officials said.

The incident took place around 9 am on the banks of Bhargabi river near Bayabar village in Balanga police station when the girl was returning from her friend’s house. She is critical and currently on oxygen support in the ICU but talking, said AIIMS.