Woman sent to jail

A Chattogram court yesterday sent a woman to jail, after police produced her before the court on charge of torturing an underage house help.

Earlier on Tuesday night, police arrested the woman, Alfa Akter, 25, from her house at Lalkhan Bazar in the port city, upon tip-off from her neighbours that a house help was being tortured in the house, said Sub-inspector Nur Uddin of Khulshi Police Station. Her husband is a banker.

Police also rescued the victim -- Yasmin Akter, 11, he said.

Yasmin, an orphan, had been working in the house for three years, he said, adding that Alfa used to torture her physically every now and then over trivial matters.

Alfa poured boiled water in Yasmin’s body as she broke a glass while working 15 days ago, said the police officer. “We found burns on her neck and thigh.”

Yasmin informed the matter to the neighbours and they informed police about it.

Sub-Inspector Khaza Enam Elahi filed a case with Khulshi Police Station in this connection.

Police produced Alfa before the court of Additional Metropolitan Magistrate of Chattogram Mohiuddin Murad yesterday, said Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, assistant commissioner (prosecution). The court sent her to jail.

The victim was in police custody, said SI Nur.