Condition of burn victim critical

The condition of a girl, battling for life after being set afire by three people who tried to rape her, turned critical tonight just before she was to flown to Delhi for better treatment, prompting doctors to rush her back to the Capital Hospital here.
"The girl's condition suddenly became extremely critical at the airport. She was not in a condition to be taken to Delhi," said Health Minister Damodar Rout.
The 14-year-old girl was supposed to be taken to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi but now all efforts were being made to save her life at the Capital Hospital here, he said.

Meanwhile, several women's outfits including the women wing of state BJP staged demonstration at Capital Hospital after the girl was taken back there. Shouting slogans against the state government, the protesters wanted to know whether the girl was alive.
The girl was admitted at SCB Medical College Hospital at Cuttack on July 28 with 70 per cent burns after she was set afire by three men who had attempted to rape her.
Her condition became serious allegedly after inhaling smoke as the burn unit of the hospital caught fire last Sunday.

A medical board yesterday decided to shift the girl to New Delhi as she has developed acute respiratory distress, informed the SCB Hospital superintendent Shyama Kanungo.

The girl's respiratory tract has been infected and there was threat to her lungs, Kanungo said.
Earlier, a medical examination on the victim was conducted by a team of forensic doctors to ascertain whether she was raped. According to sources, the doctors have not ruled out rape after finding injuries on her vital parts.
The police have arrested two persons in this connection.