The Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) rescued a 12-year-old girl from a residence in Johar Town on Thursday.
According to CPWB officials, the young girl, a maidservant, had torture marks on her body, which were allegedly inflicted by the lady of the house. The CPWB has registered a complaint against the lady in question and her husband, who is reportedly a government official.
The young girl, a resident of Sargodha, had been employed at the residence of the government officer for the last seven months for a meagre salary of Rs 5,000 per month.
According to the CPWB, the young girl was beaten with a steel hangar for snatching a book from the employer’s child. Due to the torture, her eyes were swollen and she bore torture marks on her hands and on her head, CPWB officials confirmed.
Speaking to local media, the young girl revealed that she had only taken the book away from the child because she was instructed to bathe the child. She added that her employers beat her regularly.
Following the CPWB’s complaint, the police registered a case and arrested the young girl’s employer Irfan who is a grade-18 government official.