Dhaka couple arrested for torturing minor house help

Police on Sunday arrested a couple from capital's Vatara, following the reported torture of their underage house help. 

The couple was arrested from a house in the Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sajedur Rahman of Vatara police station told Bangla Tribune. 

On Saturday, a case was started against Tanjim Hashem Tanni and her husband Ezaz Saklayen, under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with the police.


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“They will be produced in court,” said OC Rahman.

The 12-year-old domestic help was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) late on Saturday after police rescued her following a tip from the neighbours.

The teenager said that she was beaten and tortured by her Tanni and that the couple also poured hot water on her.