India, Aug. 11 -- Bargarh: After battling for life for hours, the 13 year-old girl, who was rescued today in a half-charred state from a field in Padampur in Odisha's Bargarh district, succumbed during treatment at VIMSAR in Burla. She had sustained over 80 per cent burn injuries.

While initially it was suspected that the teenager attempted self-immolation by pouring petrol over herself, the incident took a shocking twist after an audio clip of the girl pleading for help and accusing another girl of having set her on fire, surfaced.

In the recorded conversation, purportedly that between the victim and villagers who rushed to her rescue, the girl is heard alleging that she was 'set on fire' by another female. She had also urgently plea...