Woman chained for last many months & held captive by her husband finally rescued by DCW

New Delhi: A 32 year old woman who was held captive and bound in chains by her husband in the national capital’s Trilokpuri area was rescued by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), the officials from the women welfare body said on Tuesday.

“The woman was held captive and bound down by iron chains by her husband in her own house,” a statement from the Commission said while adding that a tip off in this regard was received by the Commission’s Mahila Panchayat team from a ground volunteer.

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दिल्ली महिला आयोग ने एक 32 महिला को दिल्ली के त्रिलोकपुरी इलाके से रेस्क्यू करवाया। महिला को पति ने पिछले कई महीनों से उसी के घर में जंजीरों से बांध रखा था। महिला को मारा पीटा और टॉर्चर किया जाता था। DCW अध्यक्ष स्वाति मालीवाल की मामले में प्रतिक्रिया। pic.twitter.com/YFuEkEckqL

— Delhi Commission for Women – DCW (@DCWDelhi) August 25, 2020

The volunteer informed that the woman had been chained and was living in a miserable condition in Trilokpuri area following which, two members of the Commission escalated the matter to the Commission’s Chairperson Swati Maliwal, who immediately visited the location along with Members Firdaus Khan and Kiran Negi.

त्रिलोपुरी के घर में एक आदमी ने अपनी पत्नी को महीनों से जंजीरों से बांधकर रखा था। महिला को इस बुरी तरह से मारा पीटा टॉर्चर किया गया कि उसका मानसिक स्वास्थ्य भी बिगड़ गया। अभी अपनी टीम के साथ लड़की को रेस्क्यू करवाया और ट्रीटमेंट & FIR करवा रहे हैं। ऐसी घटनाओं से दिल टूट जाता है। pic.twitter.com/l1WxSSq430

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) August 25, 2020

When the team reached the spot, they saw that the woman was lying on the floor with her feet bound down by iron chains. “She was in a miserable condition with torn clothes,” the Commission said.

The team then spoke to her and learnt that she had been married for the last 11 years and that her husband used to beat her brutally and she had been kept chained for the last 6 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 brutally,” the statement from the Commission said.

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दिल्ली महिला आयोग ने एक 32 महिला को दिल्ली के त्रिलोकपुरी इलाके से रेस्क्यू करवाया। महिला को पति ने पिछले कई महीनों से उसी के घर में जंजीरों से बांध रखा था। महिला को मारा पीटा और टॉर्चर किया जाता था। pic.twitter.com/QT5wI2qRGG

— Delhi Commission for Women – DCW (@DCWDelhi) August 25, 2020

Upon investigation, it was found that the victim’s husband owns a flour mill and that the victim was perfectly fine before the brutal treatment meted out to her. The woman has 3 children from her marriage and they also confirmed that their father beat them and their mother often. DCW team is looking after her medical treatment and is also ensuring the registration of an FIR in the matter.

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal stated, “What we saw at the given location was absolutely shocking. The woman was bound down by iron chains and was living in a miserable condition. The torture inflicted on her left deep scars on her.”

“She is even suffering from mental health issues now. We have rescued the girl 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 strongest action against the perpetrators of the crime. Inhuman incidents like these break my heart and must be stopped under all circumstances,” she added.

IANS

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