A day after a minor domestic help was rescued from an upscale locality in Gurugram, the Child Welfare Committee has directed the police to initiate proceedings against her employers for violation of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act.
The 13-year-old was allegedly held in captivity, tortured and sexually abused for over five months before she was rescued by her family on Saturday.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (East) Kavita said the police have interrogated the woman employer and her two sons, who have been booked for outraging modesty, criminal intimidation and causing hurt.
The police have also added provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in the FIR.
Gurugram Child Welfare Committee panel member Upasana Sachdeva said the Labour Department has been told to investigate the allegations and submit a report.
According to the FIR lodged by the girl’s mother, the employers burnt the minor girl with acid, thrashed her with a hammer and roads, and “threatened to push her into prostitution” if she told anyone about the torture.
The girl’s mother told the police that her daughter had been working as a full-time domestic help with the family since June 27 for a monthly salary of 9,000.
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