Puri, Aug. 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MLA Pipili Ashrit Pattanayak expressed grief and said it is a tragic incident as the body of the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by miscreants on July 19 in Balanga from Puri district, arrived in Odisha on Sunday evening.

Pattanayak told ANI on late Sunday evening, "It is a tragic incident that happened in our region. Everyone tried a lot to save her (the victim of the Balanga incident), but she died. Her mortal remains have reached here. We express our grief in such a moment."

BJP leader Samir Das told ANI, "This is a matter of sorrow...The Odisha government made a lot of efforts...but we could not save her...The police are investigating this case. So, let us wait f...