\\\'Tortured\\\' housemaid rescued from Satkhira house

Police rescued a 10-year-old ‘tortured’ domestic help from the residence of a judicial magistrate at Sakthira on Wednesday afternoon. The victim, identified as Bithi, daughter of Rasul Ali, was admitted to Satkhira Sadar Hospital with multiple injury marks in her body. Locals said they spotted the girl crying for water from the balcony of the rented house of Magistrate Nurul Islam around 1pm and informed police. A team from Satkhira Sadar Police Station rushed to the spot. But inmates of Magistrate Nurul Islam’s residence allegedly did not allow the lawmen in. When the information spread around, Satkhira’s Chief Judicial Magistrate Nitai Chandra Shaha, Judicial Magistrate-1 Shimul Kumar Biswas, assistant superintendent of police (Sadar circle) Anwar Syed and other high officials of the local administration appeared at the spot. The house inmates then reportedly opened the door. As the housemaid was rescued from Nurul Islam’s residence, she bore many marks injuries, including burn and beating, in different parts of her body. However, the girl denied that she was tortured and even was reluctant to show the injury marks. Neighbours alleged that Nurul Islam and his wife Natasha used to torture the girl in their house. ASP Md Anwar Sayed said although police rushed to the spot as soon as they received the information from the locals, the residents of the house opened the door about 1-and-half-hour later. He also acknowledged that the rescued girl bore many marks of injuries in her body. However, he added, as the victim did not admit that she had been tortured, no step can be taken against the accused. Chief Judicial Magistrate Nitai Chandra Shaha said if the allegation of torture is proven, legal actions will be taken against the persons involved, according to UNB.
- mbz