New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- A 15-year-old girl died on Saturday while undergoing treatment in AIIMS here after she was allegedly set on fire by miscreants in Balanga area of Odisha's Puri district on June 19.

The girl, who had sustained 75 per cent burns, was airlifted from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to AIIMS New Delhi on July 19 and was admitted to the Burn ICU.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed his condolences.

In a post on X, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wrote, "I am deeply shocked to hear the news of the death of the girl victim in the Balangir incident. Despite all the efforts of the government and the round-the-clock endeavours of the specialist medical team at AIIMS Delhi, her life could not be saved. I pray for the...