Female pilot and her husband dragged from their home and beaten by a mob in India after ‘beating a ten-year-old child as a maid’
Chaotic footage from Wednesday shows angry mobs in Delhi’s Dwarka area Warning: This article contains violent and graphic content
A pilot and her husband were dragged from their home and violently attacked by a vengeful mob for allegedly abusing a 10-year-old girl kept as a maid in India.
Purnima Bagchi, 33, and her partner Kaushik, 36, allegedly employed the youth as domestic help at their house in Delhi’s Dwarka area.
The girl had reportedly been working with them for two months before enraged relatives stormed the couple’s home, allegedly claiming the child had suffered injuries and bruises as a result of the abuse.
Chaotic footage from Wednesday showed angry mobs confronting the pilot, who was dressed in his uniform and ready to leave for work.
Poornima tried to stop the crowd from entering her property before pulling her out of the garage by her hair, Kaushik tried to push her away from the baying crowd. The locals then beat up the couple on the street.
Poornima tried to stop the mob from entering her house in Delhi’s Dwarka area
The pilot was dragged out of the garage by her hair as her husband tried to lure her away from the baying mob
The tearful young woman, with bruises on her face, bloodshot eyes, and painful burns on her arms—supposed to be from a clothing iron—is seen being beaten.
Couple attacked by vengeful mob for allegedly abusing a 10-year-old girl (pictured)
When the mob descends on the pair, the couple is separated and the men drag Kaushik and punch her repeatedly while a group of women tear Purnima’s hair.
Purnima aggressively pleads with the locals to let her and her husband go as she hangs in between them.
After freeing himself, Kaushik returns to his wife’s aid and manages to separate her from the angry mob and bring her back to the safety of their gated home.
Dwarka Deputy Commissioner of Police Harsh M Vardhan said: ‘Around 9 am, we received a call that a child was being mistreated by his employers.
‘A 10-year-old girl was found working as a maid in a house for two months. The couple was beating and harassing her. The relative of the minor noticed it on Wednesday.
The accused have been arrested. Arrest proceedings are underway. The minor recorded her statement to the counsellor. We are looking into all the complaints.’
He added that action would also be taken against the crowd filming the beating of the couple.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal condemned the ‘heartless’ couple and called on the Delhi Police to address the alleged abuse.
A group of women constantly hit Purnima and shed tears in her hair
The locals then continued to beat the couple on the road for about two minutes
When the mob descended on the pair, the couple got separated and the men dragged Kaushik and punched him repeatedly.
After freeing himself, Kaushik returns to his wife’s aid and manages to separate her from the angry mob and bring her back to the safety of their gated home.
He said in a statement: ‘A 10-year-old girl was kept as a domestic worker by a female pilot and her husband in Delhi and brutally tortured. An answer has been sought from the Delhi Police in this regard. Strict action should be taken against such ruthless people.’
Purnima was a pilot and Kaushik worked as an airline ground staff, officials said. They hired the girl through a relative who worked as a maid in a neighboring house.
Cases have been filed against them under sections of voluntary assault, assault by dangerous weapon or means, wrongful detention and Indian Child Labor Act.
The girl has already been rescued and given medical examination and counselling. He was sent back to his parents’ home, police said.
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