Woman held captive by brother for 2 years on terrace which had no toilets, rescued

DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal caressing the woman who was rescued

A 50-year-old woman who was allegedly held captive by her brother for last two years in a house in Rohini sector -7 in Delhi was rescued on Tuesday.

The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) received a call on its helpline number that a woman was locked inside a house. According to DCW, a team was immediately sent to the spot.

As the family members refused to open the gate, the DCW sought police’s help to enter the house.

After several attempts, the team entered the house by climbing the neighbour’s roof to find the 50-year-old woman lying on open terrace.

While the woman was starving for last several days, she was found lying in her own excreta. The woman was given a piece of bread only once in four days for the past two years and no one was allowed to visit her.

“The condition of the lady was pathetic. She has been starving for several days and reduced to bones. She was kept on open terrace which had no room or toilets and the terrace contained piles of the excreta of the woman,” the DCW said in a statement.

The woman confirmed to the DCW that she was given a piece of bread only once in four days for the past two years and no one was allowed to visit her.

A DCW member said that an FIR has been registered at Rohini Sector 7 Police Station and the woman has been admitted to a local hospital.

“I am deeply shocked at the inhuman manner in which the lady has been treated. She is only 50 years, but she looks as though she is over 90. Her starvation is so extreme that she was unable to look after her basic needs. I urge all citizens to please come forward and report such incidents so that more girls and women can be saved,” said DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal.

By EP Web Desk

(With Inputs From IANS)