The Delhi Commission for Women rescued a 32-year-old woman from the Trilokpuri area who was held captive and bound down by chains in her own house by her husband since the past few months. She was beaten and tortured by him.
The woman was found confined in terrible conditions with her clothes torn off and the room smelling of excreta. (Photo: Twitter/SatyavartNehra)
The Delhi Commission for Women rescued a 32-year-old woman from Delhi’s Trilokpuri area on Tuesday. The woman was held captive and bound down by iron chains by her husband in her own house. The Commission’s Mahila Panchayat team got a tip-off from a ground volunteer who informed the Commission that the woman has been chained and was living in a miserable condition in the Trilokpuri area.
DCW members Firdos Khan and Kiran Negi escalated the matter to the Commission’s chairperson Swati Maliwal, who immediately visited the given location along with them. The team immediately reached the spot and saw that the woman was lying on the floor with her feet bound down by iron chains. She was living in squalor with her clothes torn and tattered.
The team talked to her and learnt that she had been married for the past 11 years and had three children from her marriage. The victim said that her husband used to beat her brutally and she had been tied up in chains since the past six months. The room in which she was kept had no fans and had a terrible smell as she was made to lie in her own excreta. She was tortured and beaten so brutally that it took a toll on her mental health.
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Upon investigation, it was found that the victim’s husband owns a flour mill. The woman’s children also confirmed that their father beat them and their mother often.
The DCW team immediately freed her up and are working on getting the woman medical treatment. The Commission is also ensuring the registration of an FIR in the matter.
DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said, “We got this complaint from the Commission’s ground teams – Mahila Panchayats operating in several parts of the capital. As soon as we received the complaint, we visited the given address. What we saw there was absolutely shocking. The woman was bound down by iron chains and was living in a miserable condition. The torture inflicted on her has left deep scars on her. She is even suffering from mental health issues now. We have rescued the woman and have started working on her rehabilitation. We will try and provide her with the best possible treatment and at the same time also ensure the strongest action against the perpetrators of the crime. Inhuman incidents like these break my heart and must be stopped under all circumstances.”