05, Feb 2016

Feb 05 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Surat
TNN

Police arrested a man from Pandesara for allegedly torturing his 13-year-old niece and making her do household chores here on Wednesday . Victim’s mother was booked for allegedly torturing her.

Police booked Kumkum Rai and her brother-in-law Nilesh Rai under sections of The Juvenile Justice Act and Indian Penal Code for allegedly thrashing Manisha.The girl alleged in her complaint that she was forced to do all the household chores and not allowed to go to school. She alleged that on not completing the work on time, she was thrashed by her mother and uncle. Her mother tortured her by tying a chain around her neck and pushing her on the floor.

“The girl had contacted police.She narrated her sufferings to us after which we registered her complaint and also arrested one accused. The girl’s mother was not arrested as she has to take care of her two young children and her husband is out of station for work. She will be arrested once her husband returns,“ said N R Gohel, police sub-inspector at Pandesara.