Delhi: Woman working as housemaid claims employers assaulted her, chopped off her hair
India Today
Rajni, a 48-year-old woman working as a house help, said that she was assaulted by her employers and they had chopped off her hair. Based on her complaint, police have registered a case of assault and are trying to nab the accused couple.
A 48-year-old woman, who worked as a house help, was allegedly beaten up by her employers who chopped off her hair in West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Sunday, they said.
According to police, the victim, Rajni, hails from Siliguri in West Bengal and worked as a domestic help in Delhi. She is undergoing treatment and her family in Siliguri has been informed. The woman was being paid Rs 7,000 per month by the accused couple.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ghanshyam Bansal said, "An information regarding an MLC (medico-legal case) of a lady was received on May 17 from Safdarjung Hospital. As per the MLC, the patient was brought to casualty with an alleged history of physical assault by her employers."
The police reached the hospital and recorded Rajni’s statement in which she alleged that her employer, Abhineet, and his wife assaulted her and chopped off her hair.
A case under sections of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful confinement, and assault has been registered, the DCP said, adding efforts are being made to nab the accused couple.
According to her placement agency, they received a call late Sunday from the couple stating that Rajni had fallen sick and should be taken home.
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