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The 16-year-old girl from Bayabar in Puri district, who was allegedly set on fire by unidentified assailants on Saturday, remains in critical condition at AIIMS Bhubaneswar with deep burns covering 70 to 75 percent of her body.

Hospital authorities on Sunday confirmed that she is being treated in the Burn ICU under oxygen support and is being closely monitored by a 14-member medical team.

The AIIMS Bhubaneswar officials said the victim is not on a ventilator but remains under intensive care.

"She is critical, but resuscitation is ongoing. Her burns are deep and spread across both limbs, the back of her limbs, and her torso. We...