The last rites of the minor girl, who died after being set on fire by two youths at Madhupur under the Narla police limits in Kalahandi district, were performed at the village on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, the body had reached Madhupur from the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela leading to a pall of gloom over the village. The victim had on Tuesday succumbed to her burn injuries at the IGH.
Meawhile, a team of the Crime Branch (CB) led by an SP reached Madhupur on Wednesday for investigation into the incident of attack o the girl. The team would stay at the village till completion of the investigation, reports said. Another CB team led by a woman inspector is already probing into the incident.
The Crime Branch had on Tuesday been allowed by the Kalahandi Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court to take the two persons accused in the case, Bulu Das and a minor boy, on a five-day remand for further interrogation.
Notably, the girl had allegedly been set on fire by Bulu Das and the minor boy at Madhupur on January 11 evening after they failed to rape her.
The two had earlier passed vulgar comments at the girl, following which she told the incident to her family members. The girl’s mother had cautioned the two youths for their act.
Getting furious over the incident, the duo allegedly torched the girl at her house in the absence of her parents.