Minor housemaid rescued from violent employer in Islamabad
Police have arrested Azhar Abid while they have registered a case against his wife
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ISLAMABAD:
Police in the federal capital on Thursday rescued a minor housemaid from her abusive employer.
Lohi Bhair police said that they received reports that a minor housemaid was being tortured in a house within their jurisdiction.
After obtaining a search warrant, police officials said they raided the premises along with a lady police officers. Inside, they found a seven-year-old girl in a room with signs of injuries on her arms and legs.
The girl told the police that she was a resident of Multan and the couple for whom she worked for in the federal capital used to torture her if she made a mistake. Police have arrested Azhar Abid while they have registered a case against his wife.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2020.
Police in the federal capital on Thursday rescued a minor housemaid from her abusive employer.
Lohi Bhair police said that they received reports that a minor housemaid was being tortured in a house within their jurisdiction.
After obtaining a search warrant, police officials said they raided the premises along with a lady police officers. Inside, they found a seven-year-old girl in a room with signs of injuries on her arms and legs.
The girl told the police that she was a resident of Multan and the couple for whom she worked for in the federal capital used to torture her if she made a mistake. Police have arrested Azhar Abid while they have registered a case against his wife.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2020.