- Homeowner allegedly tortured mother, daughter maids.
- Locals inform authorities about teenager maid condition.
- Police arrest owner; shift victims to hospital for treatment.
LAHORE: In a heartbreaking incident, two housemaids, a mother and her teenage daughter, became victims of alleged torture by the owner of the house they worked for in Lahore.
According to the police, the house owner allegedly tortured the mother and daughter working in her house, which is situated in a housing society near the airport.
The incident came to light when locals informed the authorities about the deterioration of the young housemaid's condition, who was visibly injured and bruised, the police said.
The police immediately arrested the accused owner and shifted the victims to the hospital for treatment.
In her statement given to the police, the housemaid revealed that the employer of the house used to torture her with sticks and forced her to drink hot water.
After getting the housemaid's statement, the police registered a case against the owner of the house and have started an investigation into the horrific incident.
This is not the first time an incident involving minor maids has been reported in the country.
In August last year, Pir Asad Shah Jeelani, a member of the influential Pirs of Ranipur, was arrested by the Khairpur Police for allegedly torturing his 10-year-old maid Fatima Furiro to death.
The issue came to light after video clips of Fatima’s body bearing severe torture marks went viral on social media. In the video, the seriously injured girl was seen struggling to sit up on her bed but soon collapses.
Nearly a month before that incident, a 14-year-old domestic worker Rizwana, was hospitalised in critical condition in Islamabad after her employer, a judge's wife, subjected her to brutal torture.
In her statement to the police at the time, Rizwana claimed that the woman beat her with sticks, iron rods and other objects.
The harrowing incident sparked condemnation across the country with several human rights activists taking to the streets, raising their voice for the rights of children, particularly young girls working as domestics helps in households.
