A 16-year-old lady was set ablaze by miscreants beneath Balanda police station in Nimapada block of Puri, Odisha, based on ANI, an official knowledgeable on Saturday. The sufferer has suffered extreme burn accidents and was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneshwar for remedy.

Talking with ANI, Puri District Justice of the Peace Chanchal Rana has assured that the administration will present monetary help for the remedy of the minor lady and added that the police will take needed actions. 

“We obtained details about an unlucky incident beneath Balanda PS in Nimapada block, the place a 16-year-old lady was set ablaze. She has suffered burn accidents. We contacted AIIMS, and trauma and emergency care preparations have been made,” Puri DM mentioned. 

“Police and District Administration have taken this matter very severely. Senior officers have been despatched to the spot. Every kind of economic help that will be required might be borne by the District Administration and the Authorities. We hope and pray that she recovers quickly. Police will take all needed actions,” he added. 

Odisha Deputy CM Reacts 

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has expressed shock over the incident and guaranteed that strict punishment might be taken towards the perpetrators.

“I’m shocked and saddened to listen to the information that some miscreants poured petrol on the highway and set fireplace to a fifteen-year-old lady within the Balanga space. She has been instantly shifted to AIIMS Hospital in Bhubaneswar, and all preparations are being made for her remedy. All medical bills might be borne by the federal government. The police administration has been directed to arrest the offender instantly and take strict motion,” she mentioned.

“Even as we speak, a lady was set on fireplace within the constituency of Deputy CM Pravati Parida. Three males set her ablaze in broad daylight. Think about the situation in Odisha as we speak…The legislation and order in Odisha is basically dangerous for ladies. We’re holding a strike in entrance of the Girls’s Fee’s workplace as we speak as a result of it has been greater than a 12 months, however the Physique’s Commissioner is mendacity vacant,” mentioned BJD chief Ipsita Sahoo. 

Odisha Self-Immolation Case 

This incident of a minor lady being set on fireplace comes after a 20-year-old lady tried self-immolation on July 12 on the faculty campus, sustaining over 90 % burn accidents, and later succumbed to her accidents at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on July 14. She had allegedly confronted extended sexual harassment by the Head of Division (HoD) of her faculty. 

Earlier, a fact-finding staff of the College Grants Fee (UGC) had reached Balasore to analyze the circumstances surrounding the loss of life of the Fakir Mohan Autonomous Faculty pupil.

(with ANI inputs)