Couple arrested for torturing 14-year-old maid in Sialkot

Last updated on: 11 January,2021 03:52 pm

Couple arrested for torturing 14-year-old maid in Sialkot

SIALKOT (Dunya News) - A couple has been arrested for torturing a 14-year-old maid in Sialkot. Signs of violence are evident on the maid s body.

The incident took place on Kashmir Road in Muradpur police station area of Sialkot. The victim s mother had borrowed money from a man named Shehzad. He kept her 14-year-old daughter as his housemaid for not returning the money.

According to the victim, Zarqa, the owners used to beat her on small things every day and did not give her food. The girl added that only a mattress and a sheet were provided for sleeping. I couldn t sleep because of the severe cold, she added.

According to reports, the locals saw the girl eating food thrown in the dustbin and gave her pictures to the media. At the behest of the media, the police moved in and rescued the girl after raid. Police have arrested Shehzad and his wife Benish.