The 16-year-old girl, who sustained 75% burns after being set on fire by unidentified miscreants at Balanga in Odisha's Puri, remained critical at AIIMS, New Delhi, said the hospital.
As protests continue outside AIIMS Bhubaneswar over the incident in which a 15-year-old girl was set ablaze by miscreants in Puri district, BJP leader Babu Singh on Saturday cautioned against politicising the issue and emphasised that the next 72 hours are medically crucial for the patien
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said that the state government will airlift the minor girl, who was set on fire by miscreants in Puri, to AIIMS Delhi for advanced medical care as per the advice of the doctors.
Ahead of Balasore Bandh today called by BJD in wake of death of a 20-year-old student, who died by self-immolation, party spokesperson Lenin Mohanty demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Higher education minister Suryabanshi Suraj.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh to the family of the Balasore student, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar confirmed the death of the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha's Balasore, who had attempted self-immolation.
The Department of Burn Centre, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, said in a statement that the patient was brought to the casualty on July 12 and was referred from Balasore District Headquarters Hospital to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
With the next 24 hours being crucial for the student's treatment, the state government has made ample arrangements to even airlift her to Delhi if required. The Chief Minister, along with Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo met the victim at Bhubaneswar AIIMS earlier today.
Odisha Pradesh Congress committee spokesperson, Rajani Kumar Mohanty, has questioned the silence of the Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi, after a student allegedly attempted self-immolation in protest over charges of sexual harassment by her teacher.
Today, I had the privilege of meeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I am grateful for his inspiration and unwavering support for Odisha's development," the Odisha CM posted on X.