Raj Shekhar, TNN | Mar 12, 2012, 05.55AM IST
NEW DELHI: Just a month after the AIIMS baby saga exposed the thriving trafficking ring in the country, another horrific tale of sexual exploitation has surfaced. A minor, who was brought to the city to work as a maid, found herself tossed into the big bad world, where she was sexually abused for several months before being rescued by the police. A resident of West Bengal, the girl had come to the city with her mother in 2009. Her mother enrolled her at a placement agency in south Delhi and she was sent to work at a house in Prasad Nagar. The girl was shuttled around several houses, before she finally ran away last year. Then she was trapped by two men who repeatedly raped her before dumping her at a bus stand, where she was finally rescued.
According to the girl's statement (a copy of which is with TOI) on March 9, a passerby spotted her at the bus stand and informed the police. She was taken to a rehabilitation home - 'Prayas' - in Tughlaqabad area of southeast Delhi. Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping the girl and those who exploited her are being tracked down.
The girl was made to work at Prasad Nagar for 10 months and then 'transferred' to another house in Janakpuri. Her life became worse as she was made to do all the household work and take care of children till late in the night. After labouring for 18 hours a day, the girl was often be abused and thrashed. She was given food twice a day only. Every month, her salary would be collected by the agency while she would be left craving for food.
While working at Janakpuri last year, the girl was called back by her agency and sent to a new house in Malviya Nagar. "Here again, I was made to work day and night. The woman in the house would abuse and beat me up for petty faults. All my salary went to the agency and I don't even know if they gave any money to my mother," the victim said. Tired of being abused, the girl fled from the house on November 26 last year. A man, Basanta , spotted the girl at Begumpur bus stand, Malviya Nagar and befriended her. Basanta took the girl to Gurgaon on pretext of providing her with a job.
According to the girl's statement, Besanta raped her for several weeks. He promised to marry her and asked her to keep their relationship secret. Things turned worse when Besanta's friend, Leela Ram, also raped her. A month later, the duo dumped her near Shivalik bus stand. The girl was spotted by a man who informed the police.
Link: Maid to order, raped and dumped
According to the girl's statement (a copy of which is with TOI) on March 9, a passerby spotted her at the bus stand and informed the police. She was taken to a rehabilitation home - 'Prayas' - in Tughlaqabad area of southeast Delhi. Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping the girl and those who exploited her are being tracked down.
The girl was made to work at Prasad Nagar for 10 months and then 'transferred' to another house in Janakpuri. Her life became worse as she was made to do all the household work and take care of children till late in the night. After labouring for 18 hours a day, the girl was often be abused and thrashed. She was given food twice a day only. Every month, her salary would be collected by the agency while she would be left craving for food.
While working at Janakpuri last year, the girl was called back by her agency and sent to a new house in Malviya Nagar. "Here again, I was made to work day and night. The woman in the house would abuse and beat me up for petty faults. All my salary went to the agency and I don't even know if they gave any money to my mother," the victim said. Tired of being abused, the girl fled from the house on November 26 last year. A man, Basanta , spotted the girl at Begumpur bus stand, Malviya Nagar and befriended her. Basanta took the girl to Gurgaon on pretext of providing her with a job.
According to the girl's statement, Besanta raped her for several weeks. He promised to marry her and asked her to keep their relationship secret. Things turned worse when Besanta's friend, Leela Ram, also raped her. A month later, the duo dumped her near Shivalik bus stand. The girl was spotted by a man who informed the police.
Link: Maid to order, raped and dumped
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