Domestic help 'tortured to death'
Employers held
A domestic help was allegedly tortured to death by her employers in Pallabi area of the capital yesterday.
The deceased is Halima, 12, daughter of Moslem Shikdar of Faridpur.
Police arrested the employers Imran Khondakar, a transport businessman, and his wife Sheuly Begum.
Pallabi police said many parts of Halima's body, including back of the head and ears, carried marks of injuries and burns.
Abdul Latif Sheikh, officer-in-charge of the police station, told The Daily Star that Imran tried to remove the body.
“When he (Imran) came out of his apartment building early yesterday with a heavy sack, a security guard named Yakub asked him what was inside the sack. As Imran replied that there were motor parts, the security guard wanted to check it out,” he added.
Imran did not allow the guard to do so and returned to his apartment, said the OC adding, the guard, later, shared it to locals who informed police of the matter.
Police recovered the body from a cot in the flat on the third floor of the building.
Neighbours alleged the couple used to torture the servant, said police.
Imran admitted that his wife often beat up the girl, the OC said.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Morgue sources said Halima died from internal bleeding as she was hit on her chest.
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