Teenager confined, tortured by stepmother, father

The inhuman parents allegedly poured acid, burnt her with cigarette butts and made her work as slave for the past seven months

Hyderabad: The LB Nagar police, accompanied by child rights activists, rescued a 19-year-old girl from her house in Fathulaguda locality in Nagole area where she was confined, physically tortured and made to work as a slave by her step-mother and father for several months. The hapless girl has burns all over her body caused by live cigarette butts, gaping wounds and contusions.

The bizarre incident came to light when the victim, unable to bear the torture meted out to her by her step-mother approached the Child Labour Commission. The police, accompanied by the local NGO, rushed to the spot and rescued her on Tuesday evening and admitted to a corporate hospital for treatment.

It is said that the victim’s father Ramesh, a junior telecom officer, was living in L B Nagar, with his second wife Chamundeshwari after the death of his first wife. The victim, Pratyusha, said as she lost her mother in her childhood, she was admitted in an orphanage. But later she was brought back by the duo to do household works.

In the process, the stepmother allegedly subjected her to various forms of torture. The victim has alleged that her parents used to throw acid on her and beat her with hot iron rod.LB Nagar police inspector E Srinivas Reddy said the victim, in her statement, said she had been tortured and subjected to physical harassment by her stepmother and father for the last seven months.

She alleged that acid was thrown on her face and she was beaten up with hot rod almost daily. The police detained her stepmother and are interrogatingher. The girl's father is absconding.