'Tortured' domestic help fighting for life
A female domestic help is fighting for life in Gaibandha Modernised Hospital after allegedly being tortured by her employers at Uttara in Dhaka.
Police admitted the girl Lili Akhter, 15, daughter of day labourer Abdul Gafur of Dakkin Harinsinga village in Gaibandha sadar upazila, to the hospital on Thursday with injuries from being burnt and beaten.
Lili said former chairman of Boali union Abdullah Khan sent her to his sister Shima Akhter's house at Uttara to work as a domestic help four years ago.
Shima used to torture her for minor offences. On August 24, she beat Lili mercilessly and poured hot water on her as she was late in her work. Lili fell seriously ill and was sent back home unattended on August 29, said Lili.
Her physical condition is not so good but she is being provided with the best treatment available here, said Dr Malloy Kumar Sarker of the hospital's emergency department.
Legal steps will be taken against the offender after a formal allegation is filed, said Basu Dev Banik, police super of Gaibandha.
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