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Parents of Brutally Murdered Girl Attempt Self-Immolation Outside Odisha Assembly

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Bhubaneswar: A married couple attempted self-immolation outside the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The man and his wife who are from Nayagarh district, claimed that they were denied justice in the alleged abduction and murder case of their five-year-old daughter. Also Read - Covaxin: Phase 3 Trial of Coronavirus Vaccine Begins at SUM Hospital in Odisha

Security personnel deployed near the Assembly building immediately intervened and prevented the couple — identified as Ashok Sahu and Soudamini — from lighting the matchstick even though they had poured kerosene on their bodies. Also Read - Bengaluru Man Self Immolates After Traffic Police Seized His Motorcycle

Ashok alleged that his five-year-old daughter was kidnapped while she was playing near home on July 10.