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Cuttack: A girl pursuing Plus II courses in a city college was rescued in a critical condition from her rented accommodation which was allegedly set on fire by some unknown attackers on Thursday.
As per preliminary reports, the injured girl was found with her hands and legs tied up when she was rescued in a serious condition from the house at Mansingpatna area located in the heart of Cuttack city.
It is alleged that the attackers had injected her with sedatives before making an attempt to kill her by setting the house ablaze.
Ashwni Panda, the victim’s uncle said that four persons were involved in the attack. They attempted to set her on fire by pouring kerosene on her, he alleged.
“I was in Bhubaneswar when I got information about the incident. The miscreants had thrashed the girl and attempted to kill her by setting the house on fire,” said Panda.
Panda said the girl was alone in the house when the incident occurred.
“My niece was getting threats repeatedly from some people on social media. I do not have much information about them. Her parents can shed more light on it,” Panda added.
The owner of the house, identified as Subhashree, first noticed smoke emanating from the room where the girl lived and raised al alarm.
“The girl has been living on rent for the past two years. She is a +2 Science student at a college in Cuttack.”
Subhashree, who spoke briefly to the girl before she was taken to a hospital, said, “She told me that four masked men had entered her room at around 11 am. The miscreants thrashed up the girl, injected something to her and later attempted to kill her by setting her on fire.”
The injured girl has been shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital where she is stated to be critical.
Senior officials from the Commissionerate Police who met the victim at the hospital have launched an investigation into the incident.
“The girl is now under treatment. We are still to record her statement. It will be premature to say anything as our investigation is still underway,” said a senior police official while requesting anonymity.
