A 15-year-old girl who sustained over 75% burns after being allegedly set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Odisha’s Puri district on July 19 died at the AIIMS, New Delhi, on Saturday.
Earlier reports had said that the girl was waylaid by three persons, who sexually assaulted her and set her ablaze.
However, in a major twist, the State police, just hours after girl’s death, said “no other person” was involved in the incident.
Outrage over attempts to kill teen girl by setting her on fire in Odisha
The Crime Branch of Odisha had taken over the investigation as the incident sparked nationwide outrage, coming just days after a college student self-immolated on the campus of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore.
