India, July 20 -- A day after a 15-year-old girl in Odisha's Puri district was set afire by three unknown miscreants, authorities in AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where she was being treated, airlifted her to AIIMS New Delhi for advanced treatment.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar executive director Dr Ashutosh Biswas said the girl was airlifted to New Delhi Sunday afternoon by air ambulance as her condition is stable.

"The next 48 hours are critical for the teenager. A team of medical officers is accompanying her during the air transfer, and arrangements have been made at AIIMS Delhi for immediate specialised treatment," he said.

The Odisha government has announced it will bear all expenses for her treatment. The decision to transfer her to Delhi reportedly ca...