A body of a 19-year-old woman with burn injuries was found at a house in south-east Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area on Friday morning. Meanwhile, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has also issued notice to the police seeking FIR, arrests and copy of post mortem report of the victim.
Police said that the woman is a resident of Madrasi Camp here and she, along with her mother, used to work as domestic help at a house in Lajpat Nagar-II here.
According to a senior police official, the Lajpat Nagar police station received a Police Control Room (PCR) call on Friday morning informing them that a woman has got electrocuted.
Police, however, said that the exact cause of her death will be ascertained only through an autopsy report. “Preliminary enquiry has revealed that the victim had burn injuries on her body. She had come to work at the house around 7 AM on Friday,” said the senior police official.
“The spot was also inspected by forensic experts. The body has been sent for post-mortem and further legal action will be taken according to the autopsy report,” said Esha Pandey, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast district adding that an investigation into the matter is underway.
Meanwhile, DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said that the condition of domestic workers is not good in our country. “This case needs to be thoroughly investigated and the girl must get justice. She suffered major burnt injuries and died a very painful death. Delhi Police should register an FIR and arrest the accused. The Commission is with the family and providing them all support,” she said.