Tortured domestic help rescued in city
A domestic help was tortured allegedly by her employer at Uttar Kafrul in the city yesterday afternoon
Human rights workers and local people rescued Taslima Akhter, 14, daughter of Hashem Ali of Durgapur in Netrokona and admitted her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment.
For the last three months, she has been working in the house of an export-import businessman Mozaffar Hossain who lives on the first floor of a four-story building.
Taslima told reporters at DMCH that mistress of the house Sultana Razia used to inflict burn injury on her and beat at different times over trifling excuses.
DMCH sources said Taslima's both eyes and different parts of the body bore marks of injury from beating.
A local youth who preferred anonymity told this correspondent that Taslima used to cry often. Local security guards had been discussing the matter for a few days. They contacted a human rights organisation when the girl was being beaten yesterday noon.
OC of Kafrul police Abdul Latif said if anybody lodges a complaint, police will take action in this regard.
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