A businessman of Sundargarh allegedly locked his driver in a room for five days without giving him food and water. The driver was also beaten by him.
The Sundargarh police rescued the driver on Tuesday and registered a case against the accused businessman and his family members. The businessman has also lodged a counter FIR alleging that the driver misbehaved with his daughter. Police are now investigating the cases.
Accused Rajpal Singh Rohila of Hemgiri runs an engineering workshop and does coal transport business. On April 19, his driver Nirmal had taken cousins of Rajpal in a car to drop them at Jharsuguda station. While he was returning, the car met with an accident near Kanika. When Rajpal and his family members knew about the accident, they had gone to the accident place and after rescuing Nirmal, they brought him with them.
Thereafter, Rajpal and his family members put Nirmal in a room and locked from outside. They did not give him food. When Nirmal asked for food and water, they beat him. Rajpal even tied his hands and legs.
When Nirmal’s family members got information from some source about the incident, they lodged a complaint with the Hemgiri police.
The police raided Rajpal’s camp and rescued Nirmal from there. Nirmal had received injury and therefore, was sent to hospital for treatment. later, he was handed over to his family members.