Delhi dentist bites, burns minor maid; held
New Delhi: A 14-year-old girl employed as a domestic worker has been rescued with injuries allegedly inflicted by her employer, a dentist, who lives in Model Town’s Kalyan Vihar in north-west Delhi. A tribal from Jharkhand, the child was allegedly bitten, beaten and burnt in the past four months after she was placed there by an agency, according to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
Police have registered an FIR invoking sections pertaining to “causing hurt” and under Bonded Labour Act, said DCP, north-west, Aslam Khan. She said the employer, Nidhi Chaudhary, has been arrested. The office of the placement agency was raided on Friday night after the girl was rescued. It is suspected that the girl may have been bought by an agent from Jharkhand.
The child has been put under the care and protection of the child welfare committee and DCW counsellors. The commission is now trying to trace the family of the girl. The case came to light because of an alert neighbour who called up the 181helpline of DCW. Swati Jaihind, commission chief, shared details of the case on Twitter. TNN
New Delhi: A 14-year-old girl employed as a domestic worker has been rescued with injuries allegedly inflicted by her employer, a dentist, who lives in Model Town’s Kalyan Vihar in north-west Delhi. A tribal from Jharkhand, the child was allegedly bitten, beaten and burnt in the past four months after she was placed there by an agency, according to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
Police have registered an FIR invoking sections pertaining to “causing hurt” and under Bonded Labour Act, said DCP, north-west, Aslam Khan. She said the employer, Nidhi Chaudhary, has been arrested. The office of the placement agency was raided on Friday night after the girl was rescued. It is suspected that the girl may have been bought by an agent from Jharkhand.
The child has been put under the care and protection of the child welfare committee and DCW counsellors. The commission is now trying to trace the family of the girl. The case came to light because of an alert neighbour who called up the 181helpline of DCW. Swati Jaihind, commission chief, shared details of the case on Twitter. TNN
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