Gurugram couple held for torture, sexual assault of minor home assist
By PTI
GURUGRAM: A pair was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old lady who labored for them as a home assist, police stated.
A joint staff of police and Sakhi, a one-stop disaster centre, on Tuesday, rescued a 14-year-old lady employed by the couple to care for his or her little one.
Several accidents have been discovered on her fingers, toes, and mouth, they stated.
According to the criticism filed by Pinky Malik, the Sakhi centre in-charge, the lady from Ranchi (Jharkhand) was employed by a placement company.
The couple made her work and in addition beat her mercilessly every day.
Along with not letting her sleep the entire evening, in addition they did not give her any meals.
Her mouth was fully swollen whereas damage marks have been discovered in every single place on her physique, Malik alleged.
The lady has been admitted to a hospital in important situation. She continues to be beneath therapy, police stated.
According to the police, the arrested couple is recognized as Manish Khattar (36) and his spouse Kamaljeet Kaur (34), residents of New Colony.
Kaur is a public relations officer with a non-public agency whereas his husband works with an insurance coverage firm, they stated.
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Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple employed the lady 5 months in the past to deal with their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
During this era, each the husband and the spouse used to beat her every day.
She was additionally sexually harassed, the police stated.
The little one used to eat leftover meals thrown within the dustbin after not being given meals.
An FIR was registered towards the couple beneath sections 323 (inflicting damage), 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code and related sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the POCSO Act on the New Colony police station.
“We have arrested the accused couple who confessed to the crime,” stated Inspector Dinkar, the SHO of New Colony police station.
GURUGRAM: A pair was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old lady who labored for them as a home assist, police stated.
A joint staff of police and Sakhi, a one-stop disaster centre, on Tuesday, rescued a 14-year-old lady employed by the couple to care for his or her little one.
Several accidents have been discovered on her fingers, toes, and mouth, they stated.
According to the criticism filed by Pinky Malik, the Sakhi centre in-charge, the lady from Ranchi (Jharkhand) was employed by a placement company.
The couple made her work and in addition beat her mercilessly every day.
Along with not letting her sleep the entire evening, in addition they did not give her any meals.
Her mouth was fully swollen whereas damage marks have been discovered in every single place on her physique, Malik alleged.
The lady has been admitted to a hospital in important situation. She continues to be beneath therapy, police stated.
According to the police, the arrested couple is recognized as Manish Khattar (36) and his spouse Kamaljeet Kaur (34), residents of New Colony.
Kaur is a public relations officer with a non-public agency whereas his husband works with an insurance coverage firm, they stated.
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Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple employed the lady 5 months in the past to deal with their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
During this era, each the husband and the spouse used to beat her every day.
She was additionally sexually harassed, the police stated.
The little one used to eat leftover meals thrown within the dustbin after not being given meals.
An FIR was registered towards the couple beneath sections 323 (inflicting damage), 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code and related sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the POCSO Act on the New Colony police station.
“We have arrested the accused couple who confessed to the crime,” stated Inspector Dinkar, the SHO of New Colony police station.
