An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to work as a domestic help in the residence of a software engineer in Dwarka Mor area was rescued by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), DCW Spokesperson said Thursday.
DCW revealed that they received a call on their helpline stating that a minor girl is being forced to work as a domestic help in the house and that her employers severely beat her regularly.
“On receiving the complaint, DCW constituted a team and sent it to the house located in Dwarka Mod area of Delhi,” they said.
“During counseling the girl disclosed that she wasn’t allowed to contact her parents and was not given food properly. The girl was in a pathetic condition and started crying while narrating her story to the DCW team.
She requested to be taken away by DCW.
However, when the team tried to rescue the girl, her employer created a huge ruckus. Delhi Police was informed and the girl was rescued with their help,” said the DCW Spokesperson.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on statements of the girl under relevant sections of JJ Act at Uttam Nagar Police Station and the minor was then taken to the hospital for medical examination.
The girl was produced before CWC who has sent the girl to a shelter home.
DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said, “I am deeply disturbed with the growing incidences of abuse with minors. I fail to understand how so called educated and well off people treat children who are poor. Don’t they have any humanity? I appeal to all people to inform our helpline of any wrong doings occurring around them, so that we can take action.”