Puri, Aug. 3 -- The mortal remains of a 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.

The 15-year-old girl succumbed to her burn injuries on Saturday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in the national capital, after the incident.

The body reached Bhubaneswar airport from AIIMS Delhi. Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida pays final tribute to the Balanga victim.

Meanwhile, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Niranjan Bishi on Sunday strongly criticised the Odisha government over the incident and called it a grave law and order failure.

The BJD MP said, "It is a matter of law and order failure in the state of Odisha. The government has failed to m...