A 14-year-old lady working as a nanny was discovered useless at her employer’s residence in Vasant Kunj on Wednesday night. Whereas police are treating it as a case of suicide, the lady’s household has alleged foul play, claiming she was assaulted and threatened by her employers.
Police obtained a name round 6:30pm on Wednesday reporting a suspected suicide. (Representational picture)
Police obtained a name round 6:30pm on Wednesday reporting a suspected suicide, deputy commissioner of police (Southwest) Surendra Chaudhary stated. “When we reached the residence in Shanti Kunj, the girl was found dead inside the washroom. She appeared to have died by suicide,” Chaudhary stated.
The lady had been working on the home for about six weeks.
“The employers initially claimed she was around 19 or 20 years old, as told by her parents. Later they revised it to 17. But based on her Aadhaar card, we found she was 14. We are verifying her exact age,” Chaudhary stated.
Police stated that her employers are a 39-year-old man who works at a non-public agency in Gurugram, and his 38-year-old spouse, who works from residence. The couple lives with their two younger daughters, aged round two and eight.
The employer instructed police that he returned residence from work at round 4pm, after which he and the household went to sleep, in response to a police officer conscious of particulars within the case.
“They said the cook rang the bell at 6pm. When the girl didn’t answer the door as usual, they woke up, searched the house, and found the washroom locked. Using a key, they unlocked the door and found her dead,” the officer stated.
Against the law and forensic workforce was dispatched, and the physique was despatched to Safdarjung Hospital for postmortem.
“Inquest proceedings have been initiated,” DCP Chaudhary stated.
Nonetheless, the lady’s household, who reside in Verma Farm locality, have alleged foul play.
Her 18-year-old sister stated the lady started working within the family as a nanny on March 4 and was sad within the job. “She used to call me every day, but didn’t call on Wednesday. She had decided to leave the job after completing two months, as we had to go to our village in Rae Bareilly,” the sister stated.
She additional alleged that the lady was slapped by the employers for by accident breaking a utensil earlier this month and was threatened when she took two days off. “She was also told me that she they threatened her with ‘dire consequences’ if she took more than two leaves,” she stated.
“Their older daughter also hit her once. When my sister tried to complain, they silenced her,” the sister claimed.
The household additionally stated they weren’t allowed to see the lady’s physique initially, and once they did, they observed marks on her neck and face for which they are saying they’ve obtained no clarification.
Responding to those allegations, DCP Chaudhary stated, “The postmortem has been conducted. We are awaiting the report to determine the next course of action.”