Overview
- On July 26 police sources said the teenager withdrew her initial account of being set ablaze by three motorcycle-borne men and indicated a possible self-immolation attempt driven by personal stress.
- Odisha CID re-recorded her testimony at AIIMS Delhi and is preparing a formal statement under executive magistrate supervision.
- A silver finger ring recovered from the Bhargavi riverbank remains the primary piece of physical evidence under forensic examination.
- Superintendent Pinak Mishra confirmed no arrests or investigative breakthroughs have occurred and his special team continues working round the clock.
- Authorities are combining forensic methods with witness accounts to reconcile conflicting narratives and determine whether the burns were self-inflicted or the result of an attack.