Odisha School Horror: Four Students Burned in Paint Thinner 'Experiment'
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News18•06-01-2026, 07:55
Odisha School Horror: Four Students Burned in Paint Thinner 'Experiment'
- •Four students sustained severe burn injuries at Paika Dakulaguda High School in Odisha's Rayagada district during a paint thinner 'experiment'.
- •Class 8 student Binod allegedly called younger students to the rooftop to demonstrate how thinner catches fire, leading to rapid flame spread.
- •Injured students are Rohit Khara, Biraj Takri (critical), Nalin Huika, and Sudam Bagh, all receiving intensive medical supervision.
- •A mother of an injured student disputes the police version, alleging Binod deliberately threw thinner on students and set them on fire.
- •Police have launched an investigation, while the school headmaster will question teachers and the District Collector noted the fire was near an under-construction building.
Why It Matters: Four Odisha students burned in a paint thinner incident; police investigate conflicting accounts.
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