The infant, who was thrown by her mother into fire over a family feud in Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar, succumbed to his burn injuries at the SCB Medical College Hospital here on Thursday night.
The seven-month-old baby girl was undergoing treatment at the SCB Hospital after she was shifted from the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, after her condition deteriorated.
The baby was admitted to the hospital with more than 60 per cent burn injuries. She breathed her last at around 11 pm. The incident triggered shockwaves among the locals at Salia Sahi slum and adjacent areas in Bhubaneswar.
Neighbours said Raghunath Pingua and his wife Suna had frequent fights after Suna delivered a baby girl a few months ago. In a fit of rage on Thursday morning, she set the clothes of her husband on fire and threw her baby into it following heated arguments with her husband over some matter at their home at Salia Sahi on Thursday morning.
Fortunately, Raghunath reached the spot and rescued his baby and rushed him to the Capital Hospital. The mother of the baby is said to be in a state of shock after the incident. The Nayapalli police have detained Suna for questioning.