Odisha Shocker: 13-Year-Old Dies After Self-Immolation, Fourth Such Case In A Month
A 13-year-old girl died after allegedly setting herself on fire in Odisha's Bargarh district. This is the fourth such incident in the state within a month.
A 13-year-old girl died after allegedly setting herself ablaze in Odisha's Bargarh district on Monday, said police. This is the fourth such incident within a month in the state.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, the victim was a Class 8 student from Paikmal block of the district.
HT cited police as saying that the teenage girl had gone to her maternal uncle's house over the weekend to meet her mother and celebrate Raksha Bandhan.
Police said the girl set herself on fire at a field near her house at around 7.30 am on Monday. The girl allegedly poured petrol over her body. After villagers spotted her burning, they rushed to her rescue and douse the fire but not before she suffered serious burn injuries. Thereafter, she was rushed to VIMSAR medical college in Burla where she succumbed to injuries, police added.
The exact cause of the incident remains unknown, and an investigation is currently underway, police said. The girl's father works as a migrant labourer, while her mother has been living at her parental home.
Earlier on July 12, a 20-year-old woman student in Balasore's FM College set herself on fire in her college campus and died at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on July 14. On July 19, a minor girl was allegedly set on fire by three miscreants in Balanga. She died at AIIMS Delhi on August 2.
On August 6, charred body of a third-year female undergraduate student was recovered from her house in Pattamundai (rural) police station area of Kendrapara district.
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