Viral video: Delhi couple thrashed for torturing their 10-yr-old domestic help
Viral Video: A couple was thrashed by a mob in Delhi's Dwarka for allegedly employing a 10-year-old girl as domestic help and torturing her. The video of the incident also went viral on social media.
The woman is a pilot and her husband is also an airline staff.
A shocking video of the incident showed people thrashing the woman, who was still dressed in her pilot's uniform. As she cries for help, she is grabbed by her hair and hit by several women. She screams "sorry" at one point, but the abuse continues.
Couple detained
The girl has been medically examined. A case has been registered under sections 323,324,342 IPC and Child Labour Act, 75 JJ Act.
The Delhi Police have detained both of the accused. According to reports, Dwarka Police Station received information about the mistreatment of a child's domestic help around 9 a.m.
Girl was allegedly beaten by the couple
A 10-year-old girl was found to be working as domestic help for a couple for the past two months. She was allegedly beaten by the couple. The girl was allegedly assaulted on suspicion of theft.
On Wednesday, a relative of the girl noticed this, which resulted in a crowd gathering at the couple's home and confronting/manhandling them.
Dwarka DCP M Harsha Vardhan said, "We reached the spot and found that a 10-year-old girl has been kept as domestic help by a couple. Her medical examination was conducted in which some injuries and burn marks came to the fore. A case has been registered. Both husband and wife have been detained and are being arrested. Counselling of the child has been done."