The girl, who was burnt alive in Puri, Odisha, died on Saturday during treatment at Bhubaneswar AIIMS. Now a new twist has come in this matter. In fact, the police have claimed that the girl herself set fire, while earlier it was claimed that some miscreants put a flammable substance on the girl and burnt her alive. The police issued a statement on social media saying that no other person was involved in the incident.
Police said- no other person involved in the incident
The Odisha police said in a statement on social media that ‘We are saddened by the death of the victim of Balanga case. The police conducted a detailed investigation into the matter and the investigation has reached its final stage. The investigation so far has revealed that no other person was involved in burning the girl. We appeal not to make any sensitive comments about the incident. On July 19, a 15 -year -old minor was allegedly taken alive by some unknown people to a secluded place. There was a lot of uproar in Odisha over the incident. The opposition lashed the government fiercely on the issue of law and order. Now after the police claim, there has been a new twist in this incident.
#Watch Delhi: The 15-YAR-old girl who was set on fire by miscreants on July 19 in Balanga, Odisha, Succumbed to Her Injuries Yesterday at Aiims Delhi.
Her postmortem has been done at aiims trauma center and her body has been handed over to her family. It will be… pic.twitter.com/etbrvu7kmx– ANI (@ani) August 3, 2025
The victim’s father said- I don’t want to raise a finger on anyone
The victim’s father said that ‘I do not want to raise a finger on anyone. Everyone prayed for my daughter, irrespective of religion. I am not angry with anyone. My daughter was not part of my fate. I do not want to blame anyone. I request you to keep me and my family away from politics. As long as she was at home with us, everything was fine. I don’t know how this happened. ‘
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The victim’s uncle said that the one above has taken away her from us. Now we cannot blame anyone. The government has helped us a lot. The hospital doctor and the entire staff were very good. Everyone has done their work well. We have no problem with anyone. Father (Himmat Ali) has gone into depression. He is not in a condition to say anything. I am very sad to see them in this condition.