India, Nov. 7 -- A 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced to work for nearly 20 hours a day, burnt repeatedly with a hot iron, and deprived of food for days, was rescued from a house in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, police said on Saturday.

The girl worked as a domestic helper at a house in Abul Fazal Enclave-II and was kept away from her parents for nearly a year.

According to the police, the Association for Voluntary Action approached them with a complaint, alleging that a girl was being employed as a labourer in the area.

Following directions from the Kalkaji sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), the Labour Department, Delhi Police and NGO representatives conducted a rescue operation on November 3 and 4.

During the operation, the ...