A five-year-old girl was tied and left on the roof of her house, allegedly by her mother, in northeast Delhi on Wednesday morning. A video purportedly shows the girl struggling under the beating sun on the roof with her hands and legs tied with a rope . The Delhi Police said they have traced the family and initiated an enquiry against the parents. In the video shot by a neighbour, the girl is seen writhing as she tries to free herself and is also heard crying for help.
The preliminary investigation has revealed that the incident took place on June 2 in Khajuri Khas area of the city, police said. As the girl was not doing her homework, her mother tied her hands and legs and left her on the terrace, police said.
Police said the girl’s family has been identified and appropriate action initiated.
“After a video of a girl child tied up on the roof of a house surfaced on social media, all possible efforts were made by Delhi Police to ascertain her identity and circumstances. The family of the child has been identified and appropriate action initiated,” the Delhi Police tweeted.
In the purported video shot from a nearby house, the girl can be heard crying for help and struggling to free
herself.
A woman, who shot the around 25-second-long video, claims in the background that the mother of the child tied her hands and legs and left her on the roof in sweltering heat around 2 pm.
Police located the building in Khajuri Khas area and traced the family of the girl. Enquiries are being done and legal action will be taken against the family, a senior police officer said.
Meanwhile, social media users expressed outrage over the incident and demanded action against the culprits.
One of the users also tagged Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana and Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal.
“This is horrible. Please take note of this immediately,” said Rahul Singh urging authorities to act on the matter. Another user Anand Verma said, “Please look into this matter immediately.”