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Class 9 Student Burned in Petrol Stunt at Odisha School, Transferred to Cuttack Hospital

Witnesses recounted a lunch-hour fire act using petrol in the mouth, according to police.

Overview

  • The incident occurred on October 17 at Balukeshwar Government High School in Khajuria, Puri district, police said.
  • Police confirmed the boy suffered burn injuries while attempting a stunt involving petrol.
  • Students reported he tried to blow petrol from his mouth into a fire during the lunch break.
  • He was treated locally, then moved to the District Headquarters Hospital in Puri, and later to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
  • No official update on his condition or any disciplinary action was available in the PTI report republished by News18.