FAISALABAD: Madina Town police on Saturday registered a case against a man and a woman on charges of thrashing a minor maid in the Eden Valley housing scheme.

A footage of torture of the maid identified as Sadaf, 11, had gone viral on social media on Saturday. It showed a teenage boy, his mother and uncle, identified as Rana Munir, slapping and pushing the girl in a street.

According to police, Sadaf was tortured after she had a scuffle with children related to Munir.

The case was registered on the complaint of Samina Nadar, Child Protection Officer of the Faisalabad Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CP&WB) under sections 34 and 328-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

Ms Nadar said a citizen had called the CP&WB helpline on Saturday and also shared the torture footage. She said the incident took place on Dec 3.

City Police Officer Sohail Chaudhry said the suspect, Munir, had been arrested and the girl was handed over to her parents.

He said justice would be dispensed to the maid.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2020