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In connection with the Balanga case in Puri district where three miscreants allegedly set a 15-year-old girl on fire, a five-member team from the Crime Branch visited the Balanga Police Station on Monday to assess the progress of the investigation.
The team reviewed the details of the case and the direction of the probe.
Additionally, the Crime Branch team also visited the residence of the person who rescued the victim. Their visit aimed to gather further insights and evidence related to the case.
Notably, the victim has suffered 75 per cent burns. She was airlifted from Bhubaneswar to AIIMS Delhi for better treatment on Sunday. A green corridor was set up to take the patient from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to Biju Patnaik International Airport, and one platoon of police was deployed for this. The patient was taken in an advanced life support ambulance with a dedicated medical team. At the airport, she boarded an air ambulance set for the national capital.
The victim is currently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in the Burns and Plastic Surgery block. Her condition is critical, and she is on oxygen support. A team of doctors is closely monitoring her condition.
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Preliminary police investigation revealed that three motorcycle-borne youths intercepted the teenager, forcibly took her to the banks of Bhargavi River near Bayabar village under Balanga police station limits, poured an inflammable substance on her, and set her on fire on Saturday. The miscreants fled the spot after the incident.
Local people doused the fire and took her to Pipili government hospital, from where she was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
