Baliguda: A girl allegedly sets ablaze three motorcycles parked at the house of her estranged lover at Sunapanga Sah
i under Baliguda police limits in Kandhamal district on Saturday night.
According to available information, the girl, a resident of K. Nuagaon area in the district, had a one-sided affair with Chiku, son of Dillip Kumar Nayak.
The incident took place around 2 am.
Nayak’s family members noticed the girl near the torched motorcycles and tried to nab her. However, she managed to escape.
Later, a complaint in this regard was lodged at Baliguda police station. The youth’s family members alleged that the girl had earlier attacked the youth with a knife at night while he was sleeping.
“Investigation into the matter is underway. Efforts are on to ascertain the whereabouts of the girl, who seems to be mentally unstable,” a police officer said.