India, July 21 -- The Supreme Court on Monday described the attack on Odisha teen girl using the word "shame", saying that concrete steps are needed to empower the school girls, home makers, children in rural areas.

Close on the heels of the death of a 20-year-old college girl's in Odisha's Balasore district following self-immolation attempt over her sexual harassment by a professor, a 15-year-old girl in Puri district was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified youths while she was on her way to a friend's house on Saturday morning.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi on Monday said, "We need suggestions from everyone on what concrete steps can be taken to empower the school girls, home makers, children...