Torture on Sonia
Family finally files case against her employer
Nine-year-old housemaid Sonia's father Nobab Ali filed a case with Boalia Police Station in the city yesterday, accusing wife of an army officer for barbarously torturing his daughter.
The accused is named in the case as Koli, wife of the officer of Rajshahi Cantonment, said OC Shahadat Hossain of the police station confirming filing of the case.
In the case, Nobab Ali alleged that his daughter Sonia was frequently tortured over minor faults, forced to overwork, and fed once in two days since she had been employed at Koli's house at Tk 500 per month in late November, said the OC.
The OC said Koli used to tear apart hair from Sonia's head often and recently Sonia was forced to have shaved off her hair from to erase signs of the torn hair.
The accused also punched on Sonia's face leading her to bleed, and the victim was never let to take any first aid and was forced to eat her own blood, the OC quoted the complaints as saying.
On February 12, her employer became angry witnessing Sonia sleeping wrapping a blanket meant for the use of her employer.
Sonia was then dragged out from sleep and beaten up barbarously with iron rod, spoon, shoes and bread making roller.
Later Sonia was kept confined in a bathroom for three days while she was given rotten food twice.
On the night of February 15, Maj Ashfaqur called Sonia's parents to his house and asked to take Sonia home.
As Sonia's condition deteriorated at home, she was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital a day later in critical condition.
“Her condition has started improving, but still she is not out of danger,” said Dr Gopen Achariya, in-charge of One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) for tortured child and women at RMCH.
A four-member medical board headed by Orthopedics professor Dr BK Dam has been formed for required treatment to the minor girl.
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