India, Aug. 18 -- Puri: Puri Police have dismissed the authenticity of a viral video claiming to show the final statement of the Balanga burn victim, who succumbed to injuries during treatment at AIIMS-Delhi on August 2, calling it "fake."

In a press note issued on Sunday, police clarified that the video being circulated on social media platforms since Saturday does not reflect the victim's actual testimony.

According to officials, the victim's statement was recorded on four occasions-three times at AIIMS-Delhi and once at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. While the Bhubaneswar Sub-Collector documented the first version, which lacked clarity about the incident, the police, doctors, and a Judicial Magistrate recorded the subsequent statements in Delhi....