Banni police here on Tuesday arrest a man, his wife and another woman for allegedly torturing their 12-year-old housemaid, who is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Holy Family Hospital (HFH). The condition of the victim girl identified as 12-year-old Iqra is said to be critical. The young girl hailing from Sargodha is still unconscious. She has reportedly suffered multiple fractures.

According to a police spokesperson, the law enforcers are yet to lodge the FIR as they wait for final outcome of medical examination of the victim housemaid. The police will become the complainant in the case as City Police Officer Syed Khalid Hamdani has taken notice of the incident.

The arrested accused are identified as Mian Rashid Shafique, who deals in clothes, Sana Rashid, his wife, and Laiba, who brought wounded Iqra to Benazir Bhutto Hospital. The victim was later shifted to the ICU of HFH as her condition was not improving.

According to initial investigation so far, the police said that Iqra has been working as housemaid with the couple since 2023. The incident of torture took place four to five days ago.

She was subjected to torture after a chocolate, that was meant for a girl child of the couple, went missing.

Sara Ahmed, Chairperson Child Protection Bureau Punjab, took notice of the incident. Talking to media, she said that the bureau would take complete care of the victim child. The team of the bureau in Rawalpindi visited the victim in HFH.

Source: The Nation