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This is an archive article published on April 25, 2012
13-yr-old Dwarka domestic help returns to home in Jharkhand
Nearly a month after she was rescued from a locked Dwarka apartment of a doctor couple who were holidaying in Bangkok,the 13-year-old domestic help was handed over to her mother on Monday and sent to her hometown in Jharkhand.
Nearly a month after she was rescued from a locked Dwarka apartment of a doctor couple who were holidaying in Bangkok,the 13-year-old domestic help was handed over to her mother on Monday and sent to her hometown in Jharkhand.
After reaching Ranchi,the girl will be produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). There,a decision will be taken to either keep her at a residential school,or hand her over to her mother.
Chairperson of CWC,West and South Delhi,Neera Mullick told Newsline,“The child has been handed over to her mother. She will,however,have to be produced as and when required during trial of the case.”
The CWC had on April 19 recorded that apart from the minimum wage of Rs 42,240 that the girl was to receive,the couple had promised a compensation amount of Rs 30,000,which was to be paid by them on April 20.
Mullick said,“While the minimum wages have been received,the compensation amount is yet to be recovered. Once the amount is received,we will send a cheque to the CWC in Gumla.”
She said the Jharkhand Police has been asked to keep a watch on the girl and foil any bid by alleged traffickers to get to her.
The girl was rescued on March 29 from a Dwarka flat belonging to Dr Sanjay and Sumita Verma. The couple were arrested on April 4,five days after they returned to Delhi. They were later released on bail.
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