Couple allegedly tortures 13-year old domestic worker in Lahore

Lahore: A distressing incident on Sunday took place in Lahore's Defense B area where a husband and wife allegedly stripped and tortured a 13-year-old domestic worker.

Following the incident, the police filed an FIR based on the complaint of the victim's mother Tahreem, and arrested the accused, Hassam, who is allegedly involved in the incident.

The Police officials stated that raids are being conducted to arrest Hassam’s wife.

According to the FIR, the accused continued to torture the minor domestic worker, Tehreem, by stripping her naked on suspicion of theft. The victim's mother also claimed in the FIR that Tehreem's hand and nose bones were broken.

The victim was handed over to her mother after a medical examination.

The SP Cantt stated that the perpetrators involved in the incident will be brought to justice.

In a related incident a day earlier, a female domestic worker fell from the third floor of an apartment in Clifton, resulting in fractures to her legs and arms.

The incident raised serious concerns and prompted an investigation by local authorities. The injured housemaid claimed that she was drugged and pushed from the apartment.

 “I did not jump myself; someone pushed me. I am a domestic worker,” she stated.

The police officials confirmed that the woman suffered multiple fractures including broken bones in both her legs and hands.