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18-year-old domestic worker jumps from Delhi apartment after being caught ‘stealing’

The girl was shifted to GTB Hospital, where she is presently under treatment in the ICU.             

drlhiAccording to the police, the incident took place around 5:15pm after a call was made from the hospital regarding admission of a girl after falling from the roof. (EXpress File)

An 18-year-old girl was critically injured after she jumped from the third floor of an apartment building in East Delhi on Wednesday evening. The girl is admitted to the ICU and is currently unfit for statement.

According to the police, they received a call around 5.15 pm from the hospital regarding the admission of the girl.

It was found during the probe that Asha, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, had been admitted after falling from the third floor of Vardhan Apartment. The said flat belongs to one Ashok Karnani, 49. The spot was examined by the police, and statements of the Karnani family members were recorded.

“It came to light that the victim, Asha, had been working as domestic help in the flat for the past one year. On the day of the incident, she was allegedly caught by Ashok Karnani’s wife, Shweta Karnani, while stealing an amount of Rs 3,000. Thereafter, she went back to the kitchen and allegedly jumped out of a small window located therein,” said Abhishek Dhania, Deputy Commissioner of Police, East.

The police said that at the time of the incident, four women members of the Karnani family were present in the house. The injured was shifted to GTB Hospital, where she is presently under treatment.

 

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