Five-year-old made to work as help, beaten up in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The Chaderghat police on Friday rescued a five-year-old girl, who was working as a domestic help, and was beaten up by her employer. The employer and victim’s father were booked.
The victim, daughter of an auto driver, has been working for the accused, M Seema, a housewife in Wahed Nagar area, since the lockdown. “The father of the girl took money from the Seema and sent his five-year-old daughter as a domestic help. Seema has been taking care of an elderly person,” said a cop from Chaderghat police station.
The victim was physically abused by the employer after she allegedly started asking for her parents, said the police. “Today is International Day Against Child Labor and we found out about this incident. The girl was beaten up. Strict action should be taken against the employer and all the people involved in the child labour,” said Achyuta Rao, Balala Hakkula Sangham, the NGO who brought the incident to light.
The girl was rescued by the team of police and women and child department. “She was handed over to the child welfare committee. We have booked both the employer and her father,” said the officer.
The employer, was booked under Section 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of IPC and relevant sections of JJ Act and Child labour Act.