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.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged protests against Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, including burning her effigy, following the horrific incident of a minor girl being set on fire in Nimapara, Puri district, on Saturday.
The 15-year-old girl, who was set on fire by miscreants at Balanga in Puri, is in critical condition, and on oxygen support at ICU unit, AIIMS Delhi said in a statement.
The 15-year-old girl, who was set on fire by miscreants at Balanga in Puri, has been shifted from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to AIIMS Delhi for advanced treatment.
The 15-year-old girl who was set on fire by miscreants at Balanga in Puri was brought out of AIIMS Bhubaneswar and was being airlifted to AIIMS Delhi for further treatment.
Bhubaneswar Police imposed Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 163 outside AIIMS after protests over a 15-year-old girl being set on fire in Puri disrupted hospital services, said an official.
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.
According to the cousin of the victim, the minor girl went out with her friends, but she was abducted midway and taken to the riverside, where she was set on fire.
Former CM Naveen Patnaik has severely criticised the ruling BJP government in the state after a young girl was allegedly set on fire by miscreant in Puri district.
Odisha National Students' Union of India (NSUI) President Udit Pradhan on Saturday launched a scathing attack on ABVP, alleging the possible involvement of the student organisation's members in the death of a college student, who set herself on fire last week after her repeated complaints o