Ludhiana: Employer and assistant arrested for raping domestic help

Jamalpur police on Thursday arrested an employer and his assistant for raping his domestic help. Police also arrested her husband for allegedly forcing her to sleep with the accused. The victim accused the employer’s wife of siding with her husband and deceiving her. ₹10 lakh

The accused were identified as Chintu, his wife Navdeep Kaur, his assistant Chand and the victim’s husband from Jamalpur Master Colony.

The complainant stated that in 2019, her stepmother left her at Chintu’s house where she was working as a domestic help. The complainant added that the accused solemnized her marriage with a man. On the day of her wedding, the accused raped her and threatened her to shut up. Later, the accused took her to a hotel and raped her multiple times. His assistant Rahul also raped her. Her husband forced her to go out with Chintu and Rahul.

Later, Chintu sent her with Rahul to Jammu, where the accused raped her for one and a half years. The woman also claimed that she ₹11 lakh in various installments in a chit fund scheme run by Kaur. She returned only ₹1 lakh to her and refused to repay the remaining amount.

ASI Dilbagh Singh, who is investigating the case, said that the police filed the FIR after receiving a complaint from the victim. The accused have been booked under sections 376, 420 and 120 B of the IPC and are yet to be arrested.