In a shocking case, the body of a teenage girl who was working as a domestic help at the house of a Samajwadi Party MLA in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, was recovered from the legislator’s home earlier this week. According to the police, the teenage domestic help was found hanging from a noose at the residence of Bhadohi MLA Zahid Beg on Monday, earlier in the week.
Following the discovery, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a case against Zahid Beg and his wife, Seema Beg, a senior police official said Saturday, adding that following the girl’s death, another underaged help was rescued from the SP leader’s home.
“The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit initiated an investigation following the girl’s death and the subsequent rescue of a 17-year-old girl working at the MLA’s residence. Based on the findings, a case has been registered against Zahid Beg and his wife Seema Beg under Section 108 of the Bonded Labour System (Prohibition) Act,” said Superintendent of Police Meenakshi Katyayan, according to news agency PTI.
The officer said the investigation into both cases has been entrusted to crime inspector Shatanshu Shekhar Pankaj, adding further probe in the matter is underway.
Notably, on Friday, the state’s labour department had also initiated proceedings against the MLA and his wife.
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