In a horrific incident, a 13 year old girl attempted suicide on Wednesday in Faridabad to escape the torture she was enduring for two years. The minor girl jumped from the 11th floor building but got caught in a bird net on the 10th floor.
The girl is from Bihar and she jumped off the balcony on Wednesday morning but was rescued hours later.
A 23 year old woman has been booked by the police for allegedly keeping the minor girl in captivity. SHO Balbir Singh of Sarai Thana reported, “A FIR has been lodged against a 23 year old. Sections of the Juvenile Justice Act has been invoked and we will start an investigation soon.”
The residents of Kanishka Towers in Faridabad rescued the girl on Wednesday and stated that the girl had several burns and bruise marks on her body. The residents also reported that they often heard cries from the 11th floor flat but when the questioned the 23 year old tenant she asked them to mind their own business.
The police reported that the girl was locked up in the flat for 2 whole years and was never allowed to step outside. They also reported that the girl was starved for days as well.
A neighbor was quoted saying, “We would often hear cries. But the woman, who told us that she studies at a private university, would tell us to mind our own business.”
Another resident from the Kanishka Towers said, “On Wednesday morning, the victim jumped from the 11th floor apartment and got stuck in a bird net of the balcony on the 10th floor, which is vacant. The girl was stuck there till around 4.30 P.M., when the owner of the flat at ninth floor, a school teacher, heard her cries.”
The police and a local NGO Shakti Vahini were called by the residents. Rishi Kant from Shakti Vahini said, “The victim has burn marks all over her back, she has bruises on her head and her hands have deep marks that appear old. The girl is extremely scared and is in a traumatic condition. Doctors say she has been starved for long.”
The Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, H.S. Malik said, “The accused is a student a private university in Faridabad. She used to beat up the girl regularly. Both the girls hail from Patna and the parents of the victim work as servants at the accused girl’s home in Bihar.”
Malik also stated that a FIR was lodged on Thursday morning and said, “I have given directions to invoke specific provisions of bonded labor and child labor in this case. Even provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act will be invoked. She might have made attempts earlier to run away, but was unsuccessful.”
