DCW rescues 3-yr-old from drunk father in Prem Nagar

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The has rescued a three-year-old girl, who was allegedly neglected by her alcoholic father and was found lying in her excreta.

The child was admitted to a hospital where doctors found the child's private parts severely infected due to dirty diaper and poor hygiene, the commission said.

Neighbours alleged the father would give the girl liquor in her milk bottle when she would cry for

On receiving a complaint on its 181 helpline, the rescued a three-year-old girl from a room in Prem Nagar on Friday, officials said.

The caller said the girl had not been fed for three days by her father.

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First Published: Sat, April 06 2019. 21:28 IST