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Balanga victim's statement goes viral, police launch probe

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August 18, 2025

AROUND two weeks after a 15-year-old girl from Puri's Balanga succumbed to burn injuries, a videographed statement of her claiming that she was abducted by three youths and then set on fire went viral on social media on Sunday.

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In the video, the girl can be heard mentioning that three unidentified youths with their faces covered abducted her when she was returning home. They then made her unconscious and set her on fire.

After the video went public, Puri's in-charge SP Pinak Mishra told mediapersons such act was illegal and strong action will be taken against those found involved in it.

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