'Starved, assaulted': Police rescue teen domestic help
NEW DELHI, Nov. 8 -- A 16-year-old girl working as a domestic help was rescued from a house in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh after allegedly being confined, starved and subjected to brutal physical abuse by her illegal employer for nearly a year, police said on Saturday.
Police said they registered a case under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act and the accused, a 45-year-old woman, was arrested on Wednesday.
According to police, the matter came to light when a neighbour of the accused alerted a child helpline about the minor's alleged exploitation. "The SDM, Kalkaji, was subsequently informed, after which a joint team comprising officials from the labour department and Shaheen Bagh police station raided the house on Tuesday," a member of the NGO said. htc...
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