While the police have so far not made any arrests in the case, it is also being investigated from the suicide angle. Sources said the Odisha Police may issue a formal statement regarding the status of the investigation.On July 19, the girl was allegedly on her way to a friend’s place in Balanga when three unidentified miscreants set her on fire. She was rescued by a local villager before being shifted to the community health centre at Pipili, from where she was moved to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. As her condition deteriorated, she was airlifted to AIIMS-Delhi a day later.Since the incident came close on the heels of the death by suicide of a student of FM Autonomous College in Balasore, it grabbed national headlines and led to a huge political slugfest.Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik also expressed deep condolences over the minor’s death.
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