A 15-year-old girl who worked as a domestic help at a couple's house in Chennai was found dead in their bathroom, NDTV reported. The Dalit girl had burn injuries on her body. It is reported that she was subjected to torture, including burns from a hot iron and cigarette butts, before succumbing to her injuries at Mehta Nagar in Aminjikarai area.
The couple has been arrested and four others have been detained. The police have ruled out sexual assault and they are likely to invoke provisions under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities (SC/ST PoA) against the accused.
The girl was working at the home of Mohammed Nishath (36) and his wife Nasriya, who allegedly left the girl's body in their toilet and fled to the man's sister's house. Police sources said that a detailed statement on the arrest of the accused will be issued soon.
(This is a developing story)