Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today informed the State Assembly that the Balanga girl from Puri district, who succumbed to burn injuries at AIIMS-Delhi on August 2, 2025, had set herself on fire.
In a written reply to BJD legislator Ananta Narayan Jena, the Chief Minister said the victim, in her dying declaration, twice confirmed that she had set herself ablaze.
Her first statement was recorded before the South District Court-37, New Delhi, under Section 183 of BNSS. Doctors treating her at AIIMS also recorded a similar statement, Majhi said.
On both occasions, the girl clearly stated she had set herself on fire.
Citing the declarations, Majhi said Balanga police concluded their investigation and, on ...