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A pistillate pupil of Odisha's Sudergarh district, who suffered 90% pain injuries aft she allegedly immolated herself, died portion undergoing attraction astatine Ispat General Hospital (IGH) Rourkela, constabulary said connected Monday (December 8, 2025).
The undergraduate pupil was allegedly blackmailed by a 25-year-old man. She was admitted to the IGH Rourkela with pain injuries.
Odisha's Health and Family Welfare curate Mukesh Mahaling had visited IGH connected Sunday and directed the infirmary authorities to airlift her to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for amended treatment. However, the unfortunate succumbed to the pain injuries connected Sunday (December 7) night, the infirmary authorities said.
This was the 5th specified incidental successful the State successful a span of six months erstwhile women died successful a akin mode successful Balasore, Puri, Kendrapara, Bargarh and present Rajgangpur.
Meanwhile, BJD president Naveen Patnaik expressed heavy interest implicit the decease of the student.
"The tragic incidental of a assemblage pupil losing her beingness successful a occurrence successful Rajgangpur Lanjiberna is heart-wrenching. In this sorrowful time, I convey my deepest condolences to the bereaved household and commune for the eternal bid of the departed soul," Mr. Patnaik said successful a station connected X.
Mr. Patnaik noted that adjacent aft the household members stated that they had received anterior threats of being killed, the government's inaction astonishes everyone.
"How galore much guiltless lives volition the authorities let to beryllium mislaid successful specified a manner? The government's indifference towards preventing specified rising incidents successful Odisha is emboldening the criminals," Patnaik, who is besides the Leader of Opposition successful the Odisha Assembly, said.
Stating that radical of Odisha are feeling unsafe, Mr. Patnaik alleged that the criminals are roaming freely and for whose information is the authorities providing? "The authorities indispensable instrumentality strict measures to found instrumentality and bid successful the state. Let radical get justice, and contiguous steadfast enactment beryllium taken against the criminals," Mr. Patnaik said.
