Mustaq, of the same village has been arrested in this connection,” said Salepur sub-divisional police officer P. K. Jena, adding that the minor girl is in a critical condition and has been shifted to Cuttack for treatment. Under special care“The State government is bearing the entire cost of the treatment and the minor girl is now under the special care of medicine specialists, paediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons and radiologists in the ICU of the hospital,” the Minister said. Doctors attending to the victim maintained that the condition of the minor girl was “very critical” as she has received deep injuries in her head, face, neck and chest. To purchase biscuitsThe police said the girl, also from the minority community, had gone to a kiosk in her village to purchase biscuits on Saturday evening. She was immediately rushed to a nearby private nursing home from where she was shifted to Cuttack.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2018 20:03 UTC