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In a series of allegations, the mother of a minor girl in Astaranga village in Puri district has threatened to take her own life after accusing Astaranga police of negligence and inaction, even ten days after a formal complaint was lodged over an attack on her daughter.

According to the complainant's mother, her daughter, a Class 9 schoolgirl, was reportedly assaulted by two bike-borne miscreants while returning from tuition on July 10. The assailants allegedly dragged her near a park and beat her before fleeing the scene.

Despite the seriousness of the attack and the passage of time, the mother claimed that no concrete steps h...