Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania examined the Balanga crime scene where attackers burned a teenage girl on Saturday. The official met with the victim's family members at their home and interviewed the person who saved the girl. Forensic experts from the State Forensic Science Laboratory and AIIMS Bhubaneswar gathered physical evidence from the location. Authorities continue questioning relatives while the investigation progresses through a sensitive phase. Police formed a Special Investigation Team to handle the case.
Opposition Biju Janata Dal members surrounded Balanga police station, demanding faster arrests of the suspects. Violence erupted when protesters attempted to enter the station building. The fifteen-year-old victim suffered burns after unknown perpetrators poured petrol and kerosene on her near a river embankment. Mahmuda Bibi filed a complaint describing how her daughter escaped to a neighboring house. Local residents transported the injured girl to Pipili Community Health Centre before doctors transferred her to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for treatment.
Opposition Biju Janata Dal members surrounded Balanga police station, demanding faster arrests of the suspects. Violence erupted when protesters attempted to enter the station building. The fifteen-year-old victim suffered burns after unknown perpetrators poured petrol and kerosene on her near a river embankment. Mahmuda Bibi filed a complaint describing how her daughter escaped to a neighboring house. Local residents transported the injured girl to Pipili Community Health Centre before doctors transferred her to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for treatment.
