India, Aug. 11 -- A 13-year-old in Odisha's Bargarh district succumbed to burn injuries barely a few hours after she allegedly set herself on fire on Monday, making this the fourth such incident within a month in the state.

Police said the girl, a Class 8 student from Paikmal block of the district, had gone to her maternal uncle's house over the weekend to meet her mother and celebrate Raksha Bandhan.

"Around 7:30am on Monday, she reportedly went to a field near the house and set herself on fire after pouring petrol on her body. Some villagers who saw her managed to douse the fire, but not before she suffered serious burn injuries. She was taken to VIMSAR medical college in Burla where she succumbed to her injuries," Bargarh superintend...