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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi confirmed on Monday that the Puri-Balanga victim herself had admitted to setting herself on fire, which subsequently led to her untimely death while undergoing treatment in AIIMS New Delhi.This revelation came in response to a question posed in the House by BJD MLA Ananta Narayan Jena.

The CM stated that the minor girl, who later succumbed to her injuries during treatment at AIIMS, New Delhi, had made a dying declaration saying she poured kerosene on herself and lit the fire. At that time, her statement was recorded in the presence of both Delhi Court officials and AIIMS doctors before he...