A minor girl has been rescued by the Jharsuguda Childline from the residence of an engineer at the railway colony on Thursday. The girl was working as a maid in the residence of the engineer. While the girl hails from Khabaspur in the district of Bhagalpur in Bihar, the engineer is a native of Diyalpur in the district of Bhagalpur.
The girl alleged to have been tortured both physically and mentally by the engineer. After being rescued, the girl was brought to the Jharsuguda GRP with the help of the District labour Officer and the railway police. Then, she was produced before District Child Safety Officer by the Childline after recording of her statement. Currently, the girl has been kept in the child short stay home.
The District labour Officer (DlO) said necessary action would be initiated against the engineer. Childline coordinator Asis Panda, DlO Arun Ray, Deputy labour Officer Dibyojyoti Nayak and the railway police were all associated in the girl’s rescue operation.
When asked, engineer Pramod Prasad denied all the allegations, saying since last one month the girl had come to his residence and was playing with his children.