"Keep my family away from politics...": Father of Odisha girl who was set on fire by miscreants

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The father of the 15-year-old girl from Odisha who succumbed to her burn injuries said that he does not want to blame anyone and requested that his family be kept away from politics.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the victim's father said, "I don't want to point fingers at anyone. Everyone prayed for my daughter, irrespective of religion. I am not upset with anyone. My daughter was not part of my destiny."
"I don't want to blame anyone. I request you to please keep me and my family away from politics. Everything was fine till she was at home with us. I don't know how this happened," he added.
The victim's uncle said that the family does not blame anyone for her demise, as the government has helped them, and even the doctors did their job.
He told ANI, "God has taken her away from us. We cannot blame anyone now. The government has helped us a lot. The doctors and the entire staff at the hospital were very good. Everyone has done their job perfectly. We don't have a problem with anyone."
He further said that the father of the girl has slipped into depression.
"The father has slipped into depression. He is not in a state to say anything. Seeing him like this pains me," the uncle said.
Earlier today, a relative of the minor girl expressed grief and said everyone is disheartened.
"It is extremely sad. Everyone is disheartened. She was good. But she has left us," the victim's relative told ANI on Sunday.
The 15-year-old girl succumbed to her burn injuries on Saturday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in the national capital, after she was allegedly set on fire by miscreants in the Balanga area of Odisha's Puri district on July 19.
According to the police, the minor girl went out with her friends, but she was allegedly abducted midway and taken to the riverside, where she was set on fire. (ANI)